Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a museum of fine arts built in memory of the 3,600 Californian soldiers that died in the First World War.
This impressive building, constructed in the year 1924, is a scale model of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris.
Collections
The Legion of Honor Museum exhibits ancient European art with more than 4,000 years of antiquity. In the exhibitions, you can see paintings, sculptures, engravings, illustrated books, and decorative arts.
In the palace the best collection of works of art of the city is shown, standing out among them more than 70 works by Auguste Rodin. On the patio of the museum his sculpture The Thinker, one of the most photographed in the museum, is shown. The works of some well-known artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, and Rubens also stand out.
Privileged Surroundings
The content of the Legion of Honor Museum is interesting, but the surroundings in which it's found are even more so; located in Lincoln Park it offers privileged views of the Golden Gate Bridge and of the Pacific Ocean.
Schedule
Tuesday-Sunday: 9:30 am - 5:15 pm
Price
Adult admission: US$ 20
Senior citizens: US$ 17
Students: US$ 11
Under 17: free admission.
Tickets include same-day admission to the De Young Museum.
Transport
Bus: lines 1, 18 and 38.
Nearby places
Golden Gate Park (2.3 km) De Young Museum (3.2 km) California Academy of Sciences (3.4 km) Golden Gate Bridge (4.3 km) Haight-Ashbury (4.9 km)
