Palace of Fine Arts - St. Louis, Missouri
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N 38° 38.374 W 090° 17.659
15S E 735493 N 4280253
The only remaining display building from the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair, the Palace of Fine Arts now houses the St. Louis Art Museum.
Waymark Code: WM1817
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2007
Views: 165
The Palace of Fine Arts was the only palace buildings constructed for the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair which was intended to remain after the fair. The other buildings were constructed of wood and ornamented with what was called "staff", a mixture of lime plaster and cement which contained glycerin and dextrose to which shredded hemp was added. The Palace of Fine Arts was designed by architect Cass Gilbert in a Beaux-Arts style and is constructed of stone. The construction cost of the building was $1,014,000, the most spent on any of the the buildings. During the fair the Palace of Fine Arts was dwarfed and hidden behind the much larger Festival Hall. The Palace of Fine Art is now the home to the St. Louis Art Museum and keeping to the inscription on the building "Dedicated to Art and Free to All", the art museum changes no admission.
Original Name of Structure (during fair): Palace of Fine Arts
Current Name of Structure: St. Louis Art Museum
Architect/Designer: Cass Gilbert
Fair Name: Louisiana Purchase Exposition—also known as the 1904 World’s Fair
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Year of Fair: 1904
Theme of Fair: Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Website Reference: Not listed
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