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Architecture
Superman wouldn't be so impressive in San Francisco, where most buildings are
small enough for a middling superhero to leap in a single bound. But San Fran-
cisco's low-profile buildings are its highlights, from original adobe and gabled
Victorians to flower-topped museums.
Iconic Landmarks
Golden Gate Bridge
Orange deco span with the best disappearing act on the planet. (
Transamerica Pyramid
William Pereira's Egyptian space-age monument built atop whal-
ing ships defines San Francisco. (
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Coit Tower
The white exclamation point on SF's skyline is dedicated to firefighters and
lined with murals. (
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Palace of Fine Arts
Idealists leap to rescue Art atop Bernard Maybeck's romantic neoclas-
sical momument. (
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