San Francisco architecture

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San Francisco architecture does not refer to a particular architectural style but to San Francisco's unique status as a major architectural landmark and epicenter. With its interesting and challenging variations in geography and topology and tumultuous history, San Francisco is "known worldwide" [http://www.sanfranciscomodernarchitecture.com/] for its particularly eclectic mix of historic, Victorian [cite book
publisher = Ten Speed Press
author = Prentice, Helaine Kaplan
location = Berkeley, California
title = Rehab Right
year = 1987
ISBN = 0-89815-172-4
quote = Includes descriptions of numerous different Victorian and early 20th Century architectural styles common in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly Oakland, and detailed instructions for repair and restoration of details common to older house styles.] and modern architecture. [cite book
last = Wiley | first = Peter Booth
title = National trust guide- San Francisco: America’s guide for architecture and history travelers
publisher = John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | year = 2000 | location = New York | pages = pp. 4–5 | oclc = 44313415
isbn = 9780471191209]

Icons of San Francisco architecture include the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Coit Tower, the Palace of Fine Arts, Lombard Street, Alamo Square, and Chinatown. [cite book
year= 2005
publisher=Ten Speed Press
title=San Francisco Architecture: An Illustrated Guide to the Outstanding Buildings, Public Artworks, and Parks in the Bay Area of California
author= Woodbridge, Sally Byrne and John M. | location = Berkeley, California | pages = pp. 19-27
id=ISBN 978-1580086745 ]

ee also

* History of San Francisco, California
* Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California
* List of tallest buildings in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area

Notes

External links

* [http://victoriansanfrancisco.com/ Victorian era architecture in San Francisco, California]
* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/places/sf_area.html Great Buildings Online: Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area] [www.greatbuildings.com/places/sf.html]
* [http://www.sfheritage.org/home.html San Francisco's Architectural Heritage]
* [http://howstuffworks.com/san-francisco-city-guide4.htm "San Francisco Architecture & Landmarks" (HowStuffWorks)]
* [http://www.sanfranciscomodernarchitecture.com/ San Francisco Modern Architecture] "San Francisco is known worldwide as a hotbed of Victorian era architecture. There are countless books, calendars and tours devoted to these buildings..."
* [http://www.classicsfproperties.com/Architecture/architecture.htm San Francisco Architecture] Profiles on individuals and firms practicing during the first 100 years of San Francisco's growth.
* [http://www.sfcityguides.org/descriptions.html Rising Steel: Two Centuries Of San Francisco Architecture] (From "San Francisco City Guides: Walking Tour Descriptions")