pink palace museum
When I first moved to Memphis, I decided that I wanted to learn more about my new hometown. I thought that the museums would be the perfect place to help me learn more about Memphis. There is one museum in particular that I will never forget. It is called The Pink Palace Museum. The Pink Palace Museum is a pink grand palace made of pink bricks and pink Georgian marble. Before the palace was transformed into a museum, it was intended to be the home Charles Saunders, founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store. Allegedly, Saunders had paid to have his dream home built. Unfortunately, his dream was destroyed when he had to file a Chapter Eleven because of his outstanding debt. The city of Memphis gained control of the pink palace that Saunders never lived in and decided to put it on display for the public. As I drive into the parking area, I notice that
The stairs outside of the IMAX leads me to what would have been the sitting room of Charles Saunders's mansion. Every room in the mansion has display representing historical people and events throughout Memphis's history. The first display is a tribute to Elvis Presley. There are bright sparkling, bright-colored costumes worn by Elvis. As I move into other rooms, I see life-like mannequins of soldiers fighting in the Civil War. The last room of the tour is dedicated to the entrepreneurs of Memphis. The entrepreneurs include Fred Smith, founder of Federal Express. This room, with pink marble walls, would have been the ballroom. We have now reached a heavy pink marble door. I open it and realize that the tour is over. I am now standing in the front of the beautiful palace. the palace has been altered. The palace now consists of the Sharpe Planetarium, the Union Planters IMAX Theater and several displays of differen
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