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7 Holy Virgin
Cathedral
6210 Geary Blvd. Map 8 D1.
Te l 221-3255. @ 2, 29, 38, 38L.
5 8am, 6pm daily. sfsobor.com
Shining gold onion-shaped
domes crown the Russian
Orthodox Holy Virgin Cathedral
of the Russian Church in Exile,
a startling landmark in the
suburban Richmond District.
Built in the early 1960s, it is
generally open only during
services. In contrast to those
of many other Christian
denominations, the services
here are conducted with the
congregation standing, so
there are no pews or seats.
The cathedral and the many
Russian-owned businesses
nearby, such as the lively
Russian Renaissance restaurant,
are situated at the heart of San
Francisco's extensive Russian
community (see p43). This has
flourished since the 1820s,
but expanded greatly when
more immigrants arrived after
the Russian Revolution of 1917,
and especially in the late 1950s
and late 1980s.
The Russian Orthodox Holy Virgin Cathedral
9 Temple Emanu-El
Lake St and Arguello Blvd. Map 3 A4.
Tel 751-2535. @ 1, 1BX, 2, 33.
Open 8 by appointment only. 7
emanuelsf.org
in general is on East Asian
cuisine. However, the area is
known for the diversity of its
restaurants, and Peruvian,
Russian, and French
establishments, among many
others, also flourish here.
The street stretches from
Arguello Boulevard to the
north- south cross-streets
which are known as “The
Avenues.” It ends near the
Legion of Honor (see pp158-9) .
8 Clement Street
Map 1 C5. @ 2, 29, 44.
This is the bustling main
thoroughfare of the otherwise
sleepy Richmond District.
Bookshops and small boutiques
flourish here, and the
inhabitants of the
neighborhood meet
together in a lively
mix of bars, fast-food
cafés, and ethnic
restaurants. Most of
these are patronized
more by locals than
by tourists. Clement
Street is surrounded
by an area known as
New Chinatown,
home to more than
one-third of the
Chinese population
of San Francisco.
As a result, some
of the city's best
Chinese restaurants
can be found here,
and the emphasis
After World War I hundreds
of Jews from Russia and
Eastern Europe moved into
the Richmond District and built
religious centers that are still
major landmarks. Among these
is the Temple Emanu-El, its
dome inspired by that of the
6th-century Santa Sophia in
Istanbul. The temple is a
majestic piece of architecture.
It was built in 1925 for the
city's longest established
Jewish congregation (which
was founded in 1850). The
architect was Arthur Brown,
who also designed San
Francisco's City Hall (see p127) .
With its red-tiled dome,
Emanu-El is a Californian
architectural hybrid, combining
the local Mission style (see p48)
with Byzantine ornament and
Romanesque arcades. Its
interior, which holds nearly
2,000 worshipers, is especially
fine when bright sunlight
shines through the earth-toned
stained-glass windows.
Interior of Temple Emanu-El, showing the Holy Ark
 
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