Palace of Fine Arts

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-considered centerpiece of Isaac Taylor's fanlike design of main exposition buildings
-Fine Arts building only surviving structure
-palace made of steel and stone
-during exposition, paintings, engravings, sculptures, jewelry filled palace
-demonstrated breadth of world art at beginning of 20th century
-building constructed at the cost of $1,014,000
-continued mission as home for great works of art
-still serves as location of St. Louis art musuem