Palace of Fine Arts
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The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, United States, originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to e
The Palace of Fine Arts, 2020
Aerial view of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, directed southeast. The exposition buildings have been colored to distinguish them; the Palace of Fine Arts can be seen on the lower right.
Painting of the Palace of Fine Arts by Edwin Deakin c. 1915
Panoramic view Palace of Fine Arts: 1919
Exploratorium
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The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally in the Palace of Fin
Palace of Fine Arts
…in the dome, two end pylons of the colonnade, and the original ornamentation of the exhibit hall. In 1969, the former Exhibit Hall became home to the Exploratorium interactive museum, and, in 1970, also became the home of the 966-seat Palace of Fine Arts Theater. On October 6, 1976, the Palace of Fine Arts hosted…
Main entrance to the Exploratorium at Pier 15
Frank Oppenheimer, founder of the Exploratorium
Exploratorium's main floor, in its original Palace of Fine Arts location (2009)
Outdoors "Rust Wedge" display shows the enormous expansive force of rusting iron