|Description = The majestic north facade of the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM), located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. This iconic Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical building was originally constructed as the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair), designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert. It holds the unique distinction of being the only major permanent structure remaining from the historic fair. Prominently displayed above its grand Corinthian columns is the inscription "DEDICATED TO ART AND FREE TO ALL," accompanied by the Roman numerals MCMIII (1903), wh‹›
Saint Louis Art Museum

David Chipperfield

Exterior · St. Louis, United States · 1909

Photo: Perpigfr · 2018-10-21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 1200×900

|Description = The majestic north facade of the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM), located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. This iconic Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical building was originally constructed as the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair), designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert. It holds the unique distinction of being the only major permanent structure remaining from the historic fair. Prominently displayed above its grand Corinthian columns is the inscription "DEDICATED TO ART AND FREE TO ALL," accompanied by the Roman numerals MCMIII (1903), wh

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