Greek revival on a grand scale.
The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco’s Marina District is a Greek revival structure built in 1915 for the Pan-Pacific Exhibition. There’s an interesting history at Wikipedia where the original structure can be seen in a contemporary monochrome panoramic shot.
It’s rather incongruous, way too large for the site and sort of in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by high priced residential buildings which rather crowd it out. But it’s a fun trip to visit this monumental piece, with its rotunda and beautiful lagoon.
Greek revival fluted column.
Lone tree.
Pink.
The scale is monumental.
Lone tourist.
Cellular snap.
Snapped on the D700 using the 16-35G and 35-70 AFD lenses.