Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco

Have you seen the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (history, reviews, wiki) during the daytime? It's beautiful, isn't it? I have been twice in the daytime and have seen one wedding there.  Here it is in the night time.  It took my breath away!

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