De Young Museum Tower Observation Floor

Surrounded by glass visitors.

De young museum tower observation floor.

Tuesdays sundays 9 30 am 5 15 pm. The building by the swiss team of herzog de meuron authors of the tate modern is surprisingly warm and humane for a contemporary museum built by superstar architects. On wednesday april 30 2014. Inquire with the facility rental manager.

It s free to enter and worth a visit even if you don t want to go to the museum. The hamon observation tower is a spectacular glass walled space with 360 degree panoramic views of downtown san francisco golden gate park the bay and the marin headlands. 1598 reviews of de young the new de young officially opens this weekend with a 31 hour continuous opening. This is assuming the floor areas are all the same and excluding the area of the floor from the tower plus some additional area for the terraces and courtyards around the first floor.

It s on the ninth floor of the tower and has 360 views. 1 of 2 visitors have a commanding view of golden gate park and the city from the hamon observation tower at the de young museum in san francisco calif. De young tower observation deck temporarily closed do not miss the de young tower observation deck. Our building is an essential destination in san francisco a contemporary architectural landmark that offers sweeping views of the city from a dramatic tower observation level.

On october 15 2005 the de young museum re opened in a state of the art new facility that integrates art architecture and the natural landscape in one multi. The de young museum was originally created as the fine arts building and built as an extension to the pavilion california midwinter international exposition of 1894 in golden gate park san francisco california the president of the organizing committee of the exhibition was h de michael young co founder of the san francisco chronicle for whom the museum is named. Mh de young museum golden gate park tower observation floor. The tower gently spirals from the ground.

Ground floor area footprint. Rising to a height of 144 feet the hamon tower observation floor provides magnificent panoramic views of san francisco the pacific and golden gate park. Just when you thought glass steel and poured concrete were the only materials deemed worthy for such buildings. The ground floor is approximately 95 000 sq.

Certain hot food service restrictions apply. Golden gate park 50 hagiwara tea garden drive san francisco ca 94118 415 750 3600 hours. De young museum. Founded in 1895 in san francisco s golden gate park the de young museum has been an integral part of the cultural fabric of the city and a cherished destination for millions of residents and visitors to the region for over 100 years.