San Francisco City Hall
7 expert reviews
“Despite its timeless Neoclassical allure and countless columns, City Hall in fact only dates from 1915.”
– Michelin Guide
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."
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Civic Center Plaza... is generally clean but somewhat grim
Lonely Planet
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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."
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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."
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Lonely Planet
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"A beautifully refurbished 1914 beaux arts hall."
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Not For Tourists
"Administrative offices and art exhibits inside. The most earthquake-retrofitted National Landmark."