December 6th, 2009

is the palace of fine arts considered a monument ?

michelle x asked:


i need to do a project on a monument and i need to find out is the palace of fine arts a monument . . .
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2 Responses to “is the palace of fine arts considered a monument ?”

  1. IhFrenzy Says:
    December 7th, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Yes, it is. A monument is something that was built to commemorate an important person or event, and the Palace of Fine Arts was built to commemorate the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was a World’s Fair held in San Francisco in 1915.

    Bottom line: yes.

  2. Vince M Says:
    December 8th, 2009 at 12:52 am

    And I would say no as it is, merely, a leftover structure from an exposition.

    It was designed, with classical Greek architecture in mind, but was never intended to be a monument, any more than a local theater building built in Classic Greek style would be one.

    Or a shopping mall entrance, or a Casino, or a mansion.