Spreckels Temple of Music
Spreckels Temple of Music, also called the bandshell, constructed in 1900, is in the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It was a gift to the city from sugar magnate Claus Spreckels and is one of the largest bandshells in North America.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: bandstand in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
- Also known as: “Golden Gate Bandshell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Japanese Tea Garden and Internet Archive.
Japanese Tea Garden
Garden
Photo: Grombo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894.
Internet Archive
Library
Photo: Girl2k, Public domain.
The Internet Archive is an American non-profit library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including websites, software applications, music, audiovisual, and print materials. Internet Archive is situated 1 mile north of Spreckels Temple of Music.
Music Concourse
Park
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Music Concourse is an open-air plaza within Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Flanking the oval-shaped concourse are the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum and the California Academy of Sciences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond District and Cole Valley.
Richmond District
Suburb
The Richmond District is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of San Francisco, on the West Side of the city. Developed initially in the late 19th century.
Cole Valley
Neighborhood
Cole Valley is a small neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It borders Golden Gate Park to the north, Haight-Ashbury to the northeast, the Castro to the east, and Twin Peaks to the south.
The Avenues
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lush Golden Gate Park, foggy Sunset, hilly Richmond, and the steep cliffs of Lands End make up The Avenues of western San Francisco. A mostly residential area, this is where you will find one of the most ethnically-diverse populations of the city, San…
Spreckels Temple of Music
- Categories: bandstand, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76988° or 37° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
-122.46857° or 122° 28′ 7″ westHeight
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
849VQG9J+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 30896932OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q110559749
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In Other Languages
“Spreckels Temple of Music” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Spreckels Temple of Music”
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Highlights include Verdi and Rideout Fountain.
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