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The galilee porch at Lincoln Cathedral. A galilee is a chapel or porch at the west end of some churches. Its historical purpose is unclear. [1]The first reference to this type of narthex is most likely found in the consuetudines cluniacensis of Ulrich, or the consuetudines cenobii cluniacensis of Bernard of Cluny, (See De processione dominicali).
The architecture of San Francisco is not so much known for defining a particular architectural style; rather, with its interesting and challenging variations in geography and topology and tumultuous history, San Francisco is known worldwide for its particularly eclectic mix of Victorian [1] and modern architecture. [2]
McAllister Tower Apartments, San Francisco, 1930; NBC Studio Building, San Francisco, 1941; New Mission Theater, San Francisco, 1916; Ocean Park Motel, San Francisco, 1937; Omar Khayyam's Restaurant, 200 Powell Street, San Francisco; One Montgomery Tower, San Francisco, 1982; Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts Building 3, Treasure Island, San ...
San Francisco: 1791 Church Oldest building in City of San Francisco. The original chapel, built in 1771, was rebuilt out of adobe from 1782 to 1791. Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo: Monterey: 1791-94 Cathedral: Part of the Presidio of Monterey. Oldest stone building in California and the second oldest extant cathedral in the United States ...
In 2003, the City of San Francisco along with the Maybeck Foundation created a public-private partnership to restore the Palace and by 2010 work was done to restore and seismically retrofit the dome, rotunda, colonnades, and lagoon. Within January 2013, the Exploratorium closed in preparation for its permanent move to the Embarcadero.
First Bay Tradition (also known as First Bay Area Tradition or San Francisco Bay Region Tradition [1]) was an architectural style from the period of the 1880s to early 1920s. Sometimes considered as a regional interpretation of the Eastern Shingle Style , it came as a reaction to the classicism of Beaux-Arts architecture .
Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957) was an American architect. He worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, designing public buildings, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and also private houses, especially in Berkeley, where he lived and taught at the University of California.
Buildings and structures in the San Francisco Bay Area (22 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
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