statue of st louis, king louis IX of france was the original symbol of the city of st louis, the statue stands in front of the art museum on the top of art hill. it stood at the entrance to the 1904 world's fair. his sword has been stolen about 6 times in the past years.
entrance to the muny opera, a outdoor musical amphitheater located in forest park.
actors and dancers at rehearsal
the theater seats 11,000 people with approximately 1500 free seats at a first come first serve basis. the season runs from mid june to mid august. this years shows are damn yankees, footloose, beauty and the beast, Titanic the musical (can't figure out how you can make a musical out of the tragedy) showboat, and the sound of music.
(picture above from wikipedia) My first visit here was when i was 15 years old and saw "westside story"
st louis art museum also located in forest park (photo from wikipedia) the museum was build for the 1904 world's fair as the palace of fine arts designed by cass gilbert inspired by the baths of caracalla in rome
bridge by the muny
the gazebo in front of the muny opera. its used for weddings in the summer.
view from st louis statue looking down art hill to the grand basin. art hill is a very very popular place to go snow sledding in the winter and you better hope the lake is frozen, some times you can go thru the straw bales. my aunt took me here when i was 12 and i remember flying down the hill and praying i could get off the sled in time
grand hall in the art museum
my attempt at being creative with my photography
looking from the grand basin up to the art museum
the art museum is free and on sunday we went on a guided tour. we toured with people from new york, florida keys and hong kong. they were all amazed there was no admission fee.
