El Prado Complex, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture district in Balboa Park, San Diego, United States.
The El Prado Complex spans 13 acres with 13 buildings and one structure connected by a central pedestrian promenade through Balboa Park.
Architects Bertram Goodhue and Carleton Winslow designed these buildings for the Panama-California Exposition of 1915-16, with subsequent use in 1935-36.
The buildings house major institutions including the San Diego Museum of Art, Museum of Man, Museum of Photographic Arts, and Natural History Museum.
The El Prado Complex entrance begins at Cabrillo Bridge, leading visitors through a continuous covered arcade to multiple museums and gardens.
The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, constructed in 1915, remains in its original function within the complex as an outdoor musical performance venue.
Location: San Diego
Architectural style: Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 32.73111,-117.15194
Latest update: March 4, 2025 14:43
The Old Globe
138 m
San Diego Museum of Art
183 m
San Diego Natural History Museum
447 m
Museum of Us
33 m
Zoro Garden Nudist Colony
369 m
San Diego Hall of Champions
424 m
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
283 m
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
263 m
Timken Museum of Art
233 m
Cabrillo Bridge
195 m
Starlight Bowl
559 m
California Quadrangle
60 m
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
466 m
Japanese Friendship Garden
292 m
Mingei International Museum
87 m
San Diego Automotive Museum
442 m
Museum of Photographic Arts
321 m
San Diego Art Institute
75 m
San Diego History Center
354 m
Botanical Building
300 m
House of Charm
88 m
Spanish Village Art Center
501 m
Bea Evenson Fountain
481 m
Municipal Gymnasium
475 m
May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
87 m
Woman of Tehuantepec
203 m
Balboa Park Club
284 m
El Cid Campeador
142 mReviews
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