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Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco

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Palace of The Legion of Honor: Palace of the Legion of Honor
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  • richiecdisc
  • Updated By richiecdisc on November 14, 2005
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  • the setting alone worth the visit - San Francisco
    the setting alone worth the
    visit
    by richiecdisc
    The Palace of the Legion of Honor has a majestic setting and that is what brought me to this admitted impressive looking museum. Housing some 4,000 years of ancient and European art, it is nonetheless the exquisite Beaux-Arts architecture that many find more unforgettable, replicating a Parisian symbol of Napoleon’s military order. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday with the $10 cover charge waived on Tuesday. I’d go on Monday and enjoy the headland scenery and great views of the Golden Gate Bridge all to yourself.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park. MUNI bus 18 goes there after its run through the Richmond district.
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    Palace of The Legion of Honor: Memorial of World War I
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  • machomikemd
  • Updated By machomikemd on October 22, 2007
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    front view
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    The Palace of the Legion of Honor is actually an art museum in Lincoln Park but was designed as a memorial to California's World War I casualties. It is even an exact replica of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris, right down to the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE above the portal. Inside the museum is impressive. The museum's permanent collection covers 4,000 years of art and includes paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from Europe, as well as international tapestries, prints, and drawings. The chronological display of 4,000 years of ancient and European art includes one of the world's finest collections of Rodin sculptures.

    Price: Admission $8 adults, $6 seniors 65 and over, $5 youths 12-17, free for children under 12. Fees may be higher for special exhibitions. Free to all on Tuesdays!
    Open From: Tue to Sun at 9:30am to 5:15pm
    Closed on Mondays!

  • Phone: (415) 863-3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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    Palace of The Legion of Honor: Fine Arts Museum/Legion of Honor
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  • pigletsmom
  • Updated By pigletsmom on May 12, 2004
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  • Claude Monet - San Francisco
    Claude Monet
    by pigletsmom
    Wonderful museum with a great permanent collection that houses many European paintings and sculptures. Very good museum store as well. Special Art Deco exhibit going on until July 2004.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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  • smschley
  • By smschley on March 13, 2005
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  • Palace of The Legion of Honor - San Francisco
    by smschley
    Situated on cliffs overlooking the ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands, it is considered one of San Francisco's most beautiful museums. The exterior's grassy expanses, cliff-side paths, and incredible view of the Golden Gate and downtown make this an absolute must-visit attraction before you even get in the door.

    Designed as a memorial to California's World War I casualties, this neoclassical structure is an exact three-quarter-scale replica of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris, right down to the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE above the portal.

    The Palace of the Legion of Honor was founded in 1924 by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and her sugar-magnate husband, Adolph. Alma convinced her husband to build this museum after she saw the French Pavilion at San Francisco’s 1915 International Exposition. The $35-million renovation and seismic upgrading in 1992-1995 added 35,000 square feet, including six new galleries set around a sky lit court. The lower level includes a paper conservation lab that serves as a training center for paper conservators while providing free monthly clinics to the public.

    A pyramidal glass skylight in the entrance court illuminates the lower-level galleries, which exhibit prints and drawings, English and European porcelain, and ancient Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art. The museum's permanent collection covers 4,000 years of art and includes paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from Europe, as well as international tapestries, prints, and drawings.

    The 20-plus galleries on the upper level display the permanent collection of European art (paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and tapestries) from the 14th century to the present day. One of the world's finest collections of Rodin's sculptures includes two galleries devoted to the master and a third with works by Rodin and other 19th-century sculptors. An original cast of Rodin's The Thinker welcomes you as you walk through the courtyard

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: A museum store and cafe are located on-site. At 4PM on weekends, get some music with your art at the Legion of Honor's free pipe-organ concerts. The sunlight Legion Café offers indoor and outdoor seating. Plan to spend 2 or 3 hours here.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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    Palace of The Legion of Honor: A wonderful Fine Arts Museum
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  • Gypsystravels
  • Updated By Gypsystravels on September 14, 2008
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  • Palace of The Legion of Honor - San Francisco
    by Gypsystravels,
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    One of the best small art museums I have ever been to, the Palace of the Legion of Honor has some really wonderful gems among its collection. The size of the musuem makes it a great place to visit if you are pressed for time. I love visiting small museums were you don't feel so overwhelmed by all the art work.

    The Palace of the Legion of Honor has some excellent works from all of the well known impressionists.

    During my recent visit there was a special exhibit titled "Women Impressionist". Four of the major women impressionist were showcased. There were also quite a few works from "Chihuly" which are quite amazing.

    Once you're done visiting the musuem, take some time to stroll along the grounds, or enjoy a picin with was breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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    Palace of The Legion of Honor: Get your fill of Rodin sculptures
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  • By jessicadf on September 22, 2003
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  • Hmm, let me think... - San Francisco
    Hmm, let me think...
    by jessicadf
    Mrs. Sprekles gave the city and residents of San Franicso a huge gift in the early 1900s when she gave us the building that was to become the Palace of Legion of Honor. This building houses the most extensive collection of Rodin sculptures outside of the Musee Rodin in Paris. For me, that's reason enough for membership in this fine art gem. Also included are works by such masters as Monet, Renoir, Picasso, Matisse and many, many more, as well as a small be gorgeous collection of antiquities from Greece and Egypt.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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  • By Callavetta on April 20, 2003
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  • Palace of The Legion of Honor - San Francisco
    by Callavetta
    This is one of the many wonderful museums in San Francisco. Changing exhibits make it attractive to return from time to time. The views from here are spectacular.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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    Palace of The Legion of Honor: View from the Palace of Legion of Honor
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  • jessicadf
  • Updated By jessicadf on September 17, 2003
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  • What a view! - San Francisco
    What a view!
    by jessicadf
    The Palace of Legion of Honor is a somewhat small, but wonderful museum. They have an extensive Rodin collection and are home to the more classic art collections. They usually share this honor with the DeYoung Museum, however the DeYoung was closed down after the 1989 earthquake and its new home is being built.

    This photo is taken from the parking lot of the museum, looking towards the Pacific Ocean.

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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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  • By Andraf on April 30, 2005
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  • Palace of the Legion of Honour, San Francisco - San Francisco
    Palace of the Legion of
    Honour, San Francisco
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  • Phone: 415.863.3330
  • Directions: Take Geary to 34th. Ave. Turn right on 34th Ave. and follow it into Lincoln Park.
  • Website: http://www.thinker.org/legion/
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  • By yooperprof on January 12, 2003
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  • Beaux-Arts Monument - San Francisco
    Beaux-Arts Monument
    by yooperprof
    in "Vertigo," Scotty spends part of his afternoons driving around the Legion of Honor, thinking about Carlotta.

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