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They don't build them like this anymore...
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San Francisco's City Hall was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake, but was rebuilt to it's former glory in 1915.
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This impressive style of architecture is Beaux-Arts, and was a monument to the City Beautiful movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the 1880s to 1917. The structure's dome is the fifth largest in the world. [source: Wikipedia]
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When I visited Thursday evening the building was almost completely empty--normally it is a very busy place. As I slowly walked up these steps I noticed the janitor with a wet mop waiting patiently for me to get out of his way. I sort of wanted to stop and tell him about my extensive work experience with pushing a mop around, but I felt I had already slowed him down enough with my lazy stroll up his stairs. Maybe another day...
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2 comments:
Gotta shoot here! After seeing the capitol in Madison .... makes me want to shoot more buildings like this
-J
Beautiful architectural detail, Donald.
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