(now the Museum of Science and Industry )
West Wing with Parthenon Metopes
D.H.Burnham & Company, Charles Atwood, Architects
5700 South Lakeshore Drive | Chicago
Constructed in 1893 as the Palace of Fine Arts for the Columbian Exposition,
this classic structure later housed the Field Museum and finally served as home
this classic structure later housed the Field Museum and finally served as home
for the Museum of Science Industry. The metopes were cast from the originals at London's
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
ICONIC IMAGES OF THE CITY. Photographed by GREGORY H JENKINS AIA.
See more in the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Galleries HERE .
