I had never been inside City Hall in San Francisco. I have shown the outside of City Hall here when they have had different lights in honor of stuff but never had been in. The other day I stepped inside there to get my birth certificate as I was born in the city. The inside is marvelous. Construction was started in 1913 and was completed in 1915. The dome outside is the fifth-largest in the world-taller than the U.S Capitol's by 42 feet. Beside official city and county business, many couples get married there and a lot of official events are held there:
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| A ceremonial shovel that Mayor James Rolph turned over the dirt to begin construction |
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| The inside of the dome |
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| The Rotunda |
And there are many busts of great San Francisco leaders:
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| Mayor George Christopher |
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| Major General Fredrick Funston, who saved SF after the quake of 1906 |
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| Mayor Angelo Rossi |
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| Mayor Adolph Sutro |
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| Mayor John Shelley |
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| Mayor James Rolph |
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| Supervisor Harvey Milk |
Hope you enjoyed this little peek inside San Francisco's City Hall.
San Francisco is on my list to visit. The city hall has beautiful detail. I love that packages box!
ReplyDeleteYou need to come out. That box was cool.
DeleteThat's an impressive city hall! Thanks for linking up over at Toronto Teacher Mom!
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DeleteSeems this city hall is full with interesting things relate to its history.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful details.Thanks for sharing with us.
You are welcome. It is amazing place.
Deletelooks like a good visit!
ReplyDeleteIt was a good visit.
DeleteI haven't been to San Fran before but the history exhibits sure look interesting in the city hall you visited.
ReplyDeleteYou need to come out.
DeleteWonderful photos interesting too :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a good week & thanks for stopping by :-)
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Hari OM
ReplyDeleteGot some lovely shots here! Love the one looking to the foot of the stair.... YAM xx
Great shots. Thanks for taking us along for the visit and for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/03/flying-high.html
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and interesting. Nice shots, thanks for sharing.
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DeleteWhat a fancy city hall! Will have to visit next time I'm out that way
ReplyDeleteYes you must.
DeleteWhat an amazing City Hall. San Francisco is on my travel wish list. Hoping to pull of my wish list in the next few years.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you do need to come out.
DeleteGreat set of pix, Patrick.
ReplyDeleteAm glad you are enjoying the city!
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I love the City, I was born there.
DeleteVery cool! I like the architecture of some of the buildings.
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You will always see me and the buildings are cool.
DeleteYou find the most awesome architecture in your city, and the sculptures are amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks.
DeleteMy daughter will be attending University here, loving getting to know SF through your blog posts :)
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks. Glad I can help.
DeleteCool place. Your neighbors should come film a movie there.
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They have, a bunch,.
DeleteWow such a pretty place!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a grand place.
DeleteSounds and looks like a fun trip!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun trip.
DeleteOh wow, it is beautiful. I would love to go there :)
ReplyDeleteYou should.
DeleteWhat another absolutely gorgeous tour of a public place in your gorgeous city! You just want me to plan a trip there to go sight seeing don't you? lol j/k I love history and architecture as I have said before and these pictures were just FANTASTIC!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up to Party Under the Big Top, the #BigTopBlogParty! So happy you were able to join in on the fun this week!
Wishing you a fabulous week!
Much love,
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You should come out here. There are many places to go.
DeleteWOW! That was really nice. I love visiting interesting buildings like this, but there aren't too many in Knoxville. I'm eager to return to Nashville some time soon to shoot the capital building and some other landmarks. That'll be great fun. BTW, you're this week's featured photographer on #WW. Congratulations! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks. And I want to visit Knoxville.
DeleteAmazing trip! Its like I am there =)
ReplyDeleteWow, that makes me feel great.
DeleteBeautiful architecture and awesome pictures! Happy Wordless Wednesday.
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DeleteLove your photos! Thank you for sharing with us at VMG206 Brag About It link party this week. So happy to see you there! Looking forward to more of your adventures!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome and hopefully I will have more.
DeleteThat's really cool! I never went inside either when I lived there.
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Traci
LOL, it took me 46 years to go in.
DeleteWhat an awesome post and so informative. I'm a midwesterner with little chance of seeing this anytime soon! I'll put it on my bucket list! Thanks for linking up at Wordless Wednesday!
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Maybe one day you will.
DeleteLooks like an interesting place to visit. Thanks for linking up to #PointShoot x
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DeleteYou got some great pictures. I love big buildings like that one.
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DeleteI am just blown away by all the detail on that architecture!!! that is just ART. pure ART. Sigh..... you just don't see stuff like that anymore. Or, perhaps I just don't hang out in rich enough places! ha
ReplyDeleteYou don't. The place was built many years ago.
DeleteA very ornate building. More Museum and City Hall!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is.
Deletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an amazing building - Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.
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Deletelove all the details...the rotunda looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThe sight of many weddings.
DeleteThat was marvelous, and I think the finding of that head was the best of all after the quake. Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for sharing. HUGS Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome and hugs.
DeleteSuch a lovely building! Great shots - thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a regal building, inside and out!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing.
DeleteHi Patrick,
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting my blog!
The San Francisco City Hall looks very impressive, too bad I didn't see it when I visited the city...
Have a nice day!
You should have. It is there. Come back and visit.
DeleteLovely "tour." Thanks for sharing. And thanks for linking up over at Life at Rossmont.
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DeleteOh my...fun post! I'm always get so excited to see what you have brought to our party! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being part of our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Lou Lou Girls
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks that makes me feel good.
DeleteWhat an amazing building, thank you for sharing at Good Morning Mondays.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great building.
DeleteThanks for sharing on Tips & Tricks! Hope you come back again this week! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome and I shall.
DeleteSuper neat architecture. Thanks for sharing on the (mis)Adventures Mondays Blog Hop!
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DeleteWow, what a beautiful building. And how is that head?? It's pretty cool to think it survived the earthquake. Thanks for linking up at Mum-bo Monday
ReplyDeleteIt is, isn't it. And you are welcome.
Deleteit's been a long time, but i remember when i was unemployed, i played tourist in SF and got a tour of city hall. it's either the sf library of the city hall that is built on some sort of moat (not sure if i'm characterizing it correctly) where if there's an earthquake, it will just sway and not buckle. i think it's city hall.
ReplyDeleteWow, I did not know that. Thanks for sharing that.
DeleteI went to San Francisco, once. I road a trolly while humming the Rice a Roni song in my head, but I never got to see this cool stuff!
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