Balboa Park's California Tower by Diana Sainz
by Diana Raquel Sainz
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Balboa Park's California Tower by Diana Sainz
Artist
Diana Raquel Sainz
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
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A symbol of San Diego, the iconic California Tower has served as a magnificent entry to Balboa Park since its construction for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. The majestic tower, home to beautiful bells that chime every quarter hour, soars 200 feet above the California Building, which houses the anthropology-oriented San Diego Museum of Man.
Here you�ll find stories that inspire reflection and mummies that reveal civilizations. You can also explore new perspectives through dynamic, ever-changing exhibits at the region�s only museum of anthropology and archaeology.
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ARCHITECTURE
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The California Building, home to the San Diego Museum of Man, was constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. It was designed by noted architect Bertram Goodhue as a design hybrid, blending Plateresque, Baroque, Churrigueresque, and Rococo details to present a unique Spanish-Colonial fa�ade. Its design hints of Gothic influence with inspiration from Spanish churches in Mexico.
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A symbol of San Diego, the California Building served as a magnificent entry to the 1915 Exposition. It was complemented by a Mission-style building constructed directly across the promenade from the California Building and attached to it with two arcaded passageways. Massive arched gateways enclosed the structures to form the Plaza de California. The south side of the plaza included the beautiful St. Francis Chapel (used for weddings today) and its impressive Spanish-style altar.
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Perched atop tiers of stone ornamentation on the California Building�s fa�ade are sculpted historical figures and busts. These were created by the Piccirilli Brothers, who were skilled marble carvers in Italy before immigrating to the United States in 1888.
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