Foundations and Freedom
The Legion of Honor
San Francisco, California
The Legion of Honor has been a landmark in the city since 1924. The building was bankrolled by the sugar magnate Spreckels family. Designed by George Applegarth and Henri Guillaume, the Legion of Honor is a full-scale replica of the French Pavilion from San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition. The French Pavilion at the PPIE was a three-quarter scale version of Pierre Rousseau's 1782 Paris masterpiece, the Palais de la Legion d'Honneur. Construction on the Legion was delayed when World War I began and the building was later dedicated as a memorial to California's soldiers killed in the war. It opened on Armistice Day, November 11, 1924.
Foundations and Freedom
The Legion of Honor
San Francisco, California
The Legion of Honor has been a landmark in the city since 1924. The building was bankrolled by the sugar magnate Spreckels family. Designed by George Applegarth and Henri Guillaume, the Legion of Honor is a full-scale replica of the French Pavilion from San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition. The French Pavilion at the PPIE was a three-quarter scale version of Pierre Rousseau's 1782 Paris masterpiece, the Palais de la Legion d'Honneur. Construction on the Legion was delayed when World War I began and the building was later dedicated as a memorial to California's soldiers killed in the war. It opened on Armistice Day, November 11, 1924.