A favorite fall scene. This is an area known as Art Hill in St. Louis’s Forest park. In the background is the Art Museum looking over Art Hill which is lined by these trees. Like clockwork, every fall these trees turn a bright red. In the distance is the statue of St. Louis on his horse.
The St. Louis Art Museum’s Main Building was created for the 1904 World’s Fair. Then called the Palace of Fine Arts, the building was situated next to a massive temporary structure called Festival Hall. Like much of what was built for the fair, the tall, domed building of Festival Hall was never meant to be permanent. It was made from wood and staff—a mixture of plaster, cement, glycerin, and dextrin that gave the appearance of stone. This approach to construction had two benefits: an extremely ornate exterior and easy demolition.
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