San Francisco City Hall

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“Despite its timeless Neoclassical allure and countless columns, City Hall in fact only dates from 1915.”

– Michelin Guide

Fodor's Fodor's
"This imposing 1915 structure with its massive gold-leaf dome—higher than the U.S. Capitol's—is about as close to a palace as you're going to get." Full review
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Civic Center Plaza... is generally clean but somewhat grim
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"The dome's exterior is a reminder of dot-com-era excess. But from the inside, the splendid rotunda has ringing acoustics." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"City Hall’s most imposing attraction is indeed its fabulously ornate rotunda, a blend of marble, on the lower reaches, and painted plaster... swept theatrically by a grand staircase." Full review
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"A beautifully refurbished 1914 beaux arts hall." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Administrative offices and art exhibits inside. The most earthquake-retrofitted National Landmark."
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