▁pl ates , ▁whose ▁pat ina ▁will ▁slowly ▁change ▁through ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁elements . ▁This ▁exterior ▁fac ade ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁fabric ated ▁by ▁engine ers ▁at ▁Z ah ner . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 4 4   ft . ▁( 4 4 ▁m ) ▁observation ▁tower ▁allows ▁visitors ▁to ▁see ▁much ▁of ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Park ' s ▁Music ▁Con course ▁( see ▁below ) ▁and ▁r ises ▁above ▁the ▁Park ' s ▁tre et ops , ▁providing ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁and ▁Mar in ▁Head lands . ▁ ▁The ▁tw isting ▁ 1 4 4 ▁foot ▁( 4 4 ▁m ) ▁tall ▁tower ▁is ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁feature , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁rising ▁above ▁the ▁can opy ▁of ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Park ▁from ▁many ▁areas ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁The ▁museum ▁offers ▁a ▁two - floor ▁museum ▁store , ▁free ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁and ▁tower , ▁and ▁a ▁full - service ▁ca fe ▁with ▁out door ▁se ating ▁in ▁the ▁O sh er ▁S cul pt ure ▁Garden . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ash more , ▁Lisa . ▁“ San ▁Francisco ' s ▁New ▁de ▁Young .” ▁Architecture ▁Week ▁Gut hr ie , ▁Julian . ▁“ De ▁Young ' s ▁Reb irth .” ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁King , ▁John . ▁“ In to ▁The ▁Modern ▁Age .” ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁S