Architectural Highlights of San Francisco
San Francisco is a beautiful place for guests in San Francisco car rentals to visit, with many breathtaking architectural highlights and sites to see. The most popular sites include Circle Gallery, Hallidie Building, Transamerica Pyramid, Bank of America World Headquarters, Medical Dental Building, Ferry Building, Rincon Center, Spreckels Mansion, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Alamo Square Historic District, and the City Hall and Civic Center. With so many beautiful buildings, San Francisco is a fabulous place for travelers in San Francisco car rentals to visit.
Circle Gallery
The Circle Gallery is located at 140 Maiden Lane, and is now the home of Folk Art International, Xandu Tribal Arts and Boretti Amber and Design. It is the only building in the city that is designed by Frank Wright, and was the prototype for the Guggenheim’s seashell=shaped circular space.
The Hallidie Building
Located on Sutter Street, the Hallidie Building was deisnged by Willis Polk in 1917, and is a beautiful glass-curtain building. Guests in San Francisco car rentals will enjoy the two cast-iron cornices, and fire escapes down each side of the building that contribute to the overall proscenium-like theatrical effect.
Transamerica Pyramid
Transamerica Pyramid is located at 600 Montgomery Street, between Clay and Washington Streets and stands 48 stories tall. It is a beautiful building is the corporate headquarters that was completed in 1972, and also features a 212-foot spire.
Bank of America Headquarters
Guests in San Francisco car rentals will enjoy the Bank of America Headquarters, located at 555 California Street, which was designed by Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons. The marble-covered building was originally built in 1969, is 52 stories high, and features a panoramic restaurant and bar located at the top called the Carnelian Room, Guests in San Francisco car rentals may also nejoy the formal plaza which is features an abstract black granite sculpture, also known as the "Banker’s Heart" that was designed by Japanese architect Masayuki Nagare.
Medical Dental Building
The Medical Dental Building is another beautiful architectural highlight in San Francisco that is located at 450 Sutter Streets and is a steel-framed structure that is covered in terra cotta. Designed by Miller and Pflueger in 1929, the entrance and frames of the building are ornamented with Mayan relief work and the lobby is decorated the same way.
Ferry Building
The Ferry Building was built between 1895 and 1903, and once served the city’s major transportation hub before the Golden Gate and Bay bridges were built. Guests in San Francisco car rentals will be captivated by the beautiful tower, that recently underwent a 4 year renovation that features a skylight nave. 170 ferries used to dock at the Ferry Building by unloading Bay Area commuters until the 1930s. This beautiful building is one that guests in San Francisco car rentals should surely stop in and check out.
The Flood Mansion
Flood Mansion, located at 2222 Broadway Street, at Webster Street, was built between 1885 and 1886 for James Clair Flood, Flood became one of the city’s wealthiest men by establishing the Nevada bank that merged with Wells Fargo. The House cost $1.5 million at the time and the fence alone cost $30 000. Designed by Augustus Laver and modified by Willis Polk, this building has now been transformed into a private school.
Spreckels Mansion
The Spreckels Mansion was built by George Applegarth in 1913 for sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels and is located at 2080 Washington Street. Today, the home belongs to romance novelist Danielle Steel that has rounded-arch French doors on the first and second floors and curved balconies on the second floor. The house features an indoor pool in the basement, Adamesque fireplaces and a circular Pompeian room with a fountain.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
One of the most beautiful and ingenious architectural highlights in San Francisco is the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. This bridge links San Francisco with Oakland and is one of the world’s largest steel bridged. Opening in 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge contains 2 decks and five automobile lanes. Guests in San Francisco car rentals will surely enjoy the Bridge at night when it is lit up!
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