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| Andrys Basten | profile | all galleries >> Palace of Fine Arts - San Francisco | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 I was nearby San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 17 (2007), which is being renovated, and took a 45-minute break for photos. The architect involved, Bernard Maybeck, talks about why people enjoy the structure and grounds, with some wonderful illustrations linked. The entire book by Louis Christian Mullgardt on the Exposition of 1915 is online, with illustrations. Here's the excellent section on the Palace of Fine Arts. And here are three MOVIES online about the history of the place. The current restoration of the palace and its grounds is in its final stage and the rotunda will be closed until 2009. The first batch of 7 photos below were put through Irfanview viewer that has some basic editing tools. Added the rest of the batch Oct. 23 '07. It was a really beautiful time of day. Photos were taken with the small Canon Powershot A710. |
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 Running in another space |
 Rainy side up - peristyle and rotunda reflected |
 I felt as if I could fall 'down' into that. |
 Entering the reflection |
 I liked the effect of the swans on the water. |
 Swans in the Palace of Fine Arts lagoon |
 Trees on lagoon edge |
 3 stages of life. Flowers on edge of lagoon. |
 Batch 2 - Palace of Fine Arts |
 Dusk light on pond |
 The Palace of Fine Arts to be restored |
 Edge of lagoon |
 Bits of the altar in front of the Palace of Fine Arts can be seen. |
 Bird 1 (Can you help identify these?) |
 Bird 2 |
 Bird 3 |
 Bench |
 Fountain and rotunda, by Maybeck, closer up |
 Palace of Fine Arts fountain in lagoon |
 Just a boy enjoying the place (pardon the blur) |
 Colonnade around the rotunda. NOT a reflection. |
 Statue of a male battler for the arts |
 Peristyle through outer colonnade |
 Sometimes called 'Contemplation' or 'Melancholy' |
 The Weeping Women for a world that loses art. |
 Vertical puddle 1 |
 Vertical puddle 2 |
 Vertical puddle 3 |
 Final puddle - on my way to the swans |
 Swan trio 1 |
 Swan trio 2 |
 Tree in darker area where swans relax |
 Swan trio and ducks |
 Three swans, three ducks, one flying |
 Follow the Leader 1 |
 Follow the Leader 2 |
 Panels - 'Struggle for the Beautiful' - by Bruno Louis Zimm |
 Interesting dome ceiling is clearer here. |
 Closeup of top right - another guardian of the arts |
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 In the ground, another view |
 Part of the indirect-lighting system for night time |
 Not quite Petra - the corridor or promenade area. |
 Sentimental but imposing structure |
 Peristyle and rotunda |
 Palace of Fine Arts - End of day |
 Exposure for sky with low sun |
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