The elegant rotunda of the Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco’s Presidio reflects beautifully on a magical clear day.
The Presidio is a fine place for reflection and relaxation
Fringed by Australian eucalyptus (gum) trees, the lake (replete with elegant swans) reflects the classical domed Roman rotunda with its curved colonnades (called the Palace of Fine Arts) and represents one of the most idyllic and relaxing locations in San Francisco. Initially built as a highlight of San Francisco’s 1915 Exposition to celebrate the city’s recovery from the devastating 1906 earthquake, the palace has been used as a war depot and a setting for Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Left in disrepair, the rotunda was virtually rebuilt more recently.
A relaxing highlight of any San Francisco visit is to walk from the Rotunda through the Presidio (a huge park) along the harbour foreshore towards the iconic Golden Gate Bridge (especially if it isn’t shrouded in fog!) – a return trail of around six kilometres.
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6 Responses to Photo of the Week: Rotunda Reflection (San Francisco, USA)
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Gorgeous shot. This is one of my favorite places in San Francisco.
I think it is a great spot for a visitor to get a feel of the serenity and beauty of San Francisco.
Great shot
I think most beautiful please in San Francisco and as well as good spot for tourist.
The Rotunda was built as a temporary structure, as exposition buildings usually are, which is lath and plaster to simulate stonework, but it is entirely romantic to wander around. Not far away is the Palace of the Legion of Honor, whose name may disguise the fact that it is a fine little art museum. I lived near San Francisco for twenty-five years and it is one of the world’s delightful places.
Thank you for the extra info about this wonderful building. I popped into the art museum and agree it is well worth the time.