San Francisco Rent a Car and City Hall
Located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place is one of San Franciscos most stunning architectural achievements and one of the citys most symbolic establishments. A long standing pillar of the San Francisco community, City Hall continues to dominate the citys downtown landscape, attracting thousands of car rental San Francisco travelers every year. Recently renovated and fully restored for public use, the historic City Hall building was recently crowned the Worlds Largest Base-Isolated Building earning itself a spot at the top of numerous historical registers and international art archives. Built in 1913 as the citys 6th seat of seat of city government, the current City Hall has survived numerous clashes with nature to maintain its coveted spot at the top of the Beaux Arts architectural wonders of the world! Open to the public Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm, the City Hall structure is one of San Frans most highly recommended tourist attractions, so dont forget to drop by during your upcoming trip for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the political life of San Francisco!
A Brief History
On April 15th, 1913 San Francisco Mayor Sunny Jim Rolph was the first to break ground on the citys newest town hall. Designed as the replacement structure for the previously devastated structure (the 1906 earthquake completely crumbled it), the new City Hall was one of engineering genius, costing the city a staggering $3.5 million to erect. Unlike previous buildings, this structure was designed to withstand some of the areas heaviest earthquake activity a claim that wouldnt be tested until the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989! Surprisingly enough the structure was able to withstand most of the quakes sizeable seismic activity, but enough structural damage had occurred to warrant shutting the building down in 1995. The building has since then remained closed to the public as construction crews undertook the tedious task of restoring City Hall to its original glory. Restoration to the buildings dome and base structures would cost nearly $293 million and took just over three years to complete. The project, which consisted of both cosmetic and structural up-dates including the addition of 530 Lead-Rubber Isolators, which are designed to help protect it from the shock of another big earthquake.
Architectural Details
Super Cheap Car Rentals San Francisco highly recommends visiting City Hall during your upcoming vacation as it provides visitors with a wide range of designed features as well as a variety of impressive architectural cues. From the towering dome (which is nearly 40 feet taller than the Washington Capital Dome), to the imposing central staircase City Hall is, by far, one of San Franciscos most symbolic structures, providing car rental customers with a simultaneously look at the citys past, present and future! Exciting features to watch for include the Domes $400,000 worth of gold filigree, the interiors Mongolian mahogany and the royally appointed main rotunda. Extra observant guest might even recognize the face of Louis XIV, the Sun King inside the buildings arches rumor has it that Sunny Jim requested these depictions as a way of symbolizing City Hall as the Versailles of the West!
Car rental San Francisco customers are encouraged to participate in any one of the docents complimentary City Hall tours, which last for approximately 45 minutes and including interesting city history as well as architectural details. Tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10am, noon, 2pm and 4pm, as well as on weekends at 12:30pm and 2pm. To learn more about these tours please call 1-415-554-4933.
To learn more about San Franciscos stunning City Hall please feel free to visit the governments official website at www.sfgov.org. Potential car rental San Francisco customers can also contact Corrine E. Mehigan at 1-415-554-4933 for more details. Corporate travelers are also encouraged to plan their upcoming business function inside any one of the buildings numerous auditoriums, so please feel free to contact the City Hall Events board for more details at 1-415-554-6079.
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