San Francisco City HallA few years ago we saw the tomb of Napoleon in Paris at the Esplanade des Invalides. When I saw the San Francisco City Hall I was amazed at the similarity in architecture of the two buildings. Architect Arthur Brown who submitted the design had studied in France. A very informative guided tour of City Hall is given weekdays. Many changes retrofitting the building had to be made after the 1989 earthquake which were completed in 1999. I was amazed to learn that when the building was originally built, the oak paneling in one of the chambers came from Asia. The detailing in the architecture is amazing. When you go to San Francisco put this tour on your itinerary. You won't be disappointed.
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