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The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Arts, Science, Museum

The Palace was the last of the major buildings of Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915 to be started; construction began December 8, 1913. The original columns and Rotunda were framed in wood, and covered with "staff", a mixture of plaster and burlap-type fiber. It was the largest building ever to be made of that material. When the ashes of the Exposition were cleared, all that was left was the Palace of Fine Arts. Then, in the late 1950's, a group of dedicated citizens, led by philanthropist Walter S. Johnson, initiated a drive to rescue the Palace from planned demolition and restore it to its former glory. On July 20, 1964, a contract was awarded and the reconstruction began. Workers carefully removed original design elements from which molds were made. The rotunda, colonnade and all except the steel framework of the gallery were torn down and replaced with concrete castings. In September, 1967, work was completed of a stripped-down version of the original. The addition of the remaining original colonnades was completed in January, 1975 - a gift from Walter S. Johnson to the city and the people of San Francisco. The gallery area now houses the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and the Exploratorium. The theatre, which seats 1,000 in a continental-style configuration, was added in 1970. The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre is operated by the Palace of Fine Arts League, Inc., a non-profit corporation.

Historical Site

San Francisco

3301 Lyon St.

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View a map of the San Francisco's top attractions. Find out more about the any attraction.

MAP INSTRUCTIONS

If you move your mouse over a marker, the name of the attractions will appear. If you click on the marker, an information window will appear that contains the address, a description and a picture of the attraction. Click on the name and you will land on our individual attraction page. From there you can navigate to the attraction's official web site.

The colored map markers indicate the different types of attractions. Red are Sights, Blue markers are Arts, Science & Museum locations, and Green markers are for parks & Gardens.

If you click on the Legend option, you can choose which type of attractions will appear on the map by area. Choose just one type or chose all for a complete viewing of San Francisco attractions.

If you click on the Attractions by Type tab, you will find a list of all the map's attractions by type with descriptions, a thumbnail picture and a link will highlight the attraction on the map with the information window open.

As with all Google maps, you can zoom the map in and out; you can reposition it by dragging it with your mouse; and you can also change the map type from a normal Street view to a Satelite view, or to a Hybrid view that combines the other two views.