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Palace of Fine Art
San Francisco
The Palace of Fine Arts, located in San Francisco, California, was originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. This monumental structure features a classical Roman rotunda with colonnades, and spans a length of 1,100 feet along a lagoon.
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Designed by architect Bernard Maybeck, the Palace of Fine Arts was one of ten palaces built for the exposition, and it is the only one remaining on its original site. The Rotunda is 162 feet high and 72 feet in diameter. It underwent a major restoration in 1964. The site is publicly accessible and often used for exhibitions, events, and as a park space.