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Designed to reflect the European Renaissance of Drake's era, architectural elements included the grand marble staircase, vaulted gold leafed embossed ceilings and bas-relief detail. Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, view of the top. It was the job of San Francisco architects and engineers Weeks and Day to evoke this Renaissance splendor.
Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale) [37] Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec: 2001 (recurring semi-permanent) Early May (one weekend) Salon Medieval: Oxford Renaissance Festival Dorchester Fairgrounds, 4939 Hamilton Rd, Dorchester, ON N0L 1G6 Village of Wolvercote in the 1560s. 2013 6 stages, indoor pub.
In 1847, San Francisco was a small settlement home to approximately 800 residents. [3] New residents flocked to the city during the California gold rush of 1849, increasing the population to approximately 25,000 by 1850. [4] Many immigrants arrived by ship, including one named Arkansas. Arkansas was built in New York City in 1833.
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]
Poet Be Like God: Jack Spicer and the San Francisco Renaissance, (Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1998). French, Warren G. "The San Francisco Poetry Renaissance 1955-1960" (Twayne, 1991). ISBN 0-8057-7621-4; Davidson, Michael. The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989).
The Saloon first opened in 1861, and was originally owned by Ferdinand E. Wagner. Wagner was the son of a liquor merchant from Stundwiller Bas-Rhin, France.In 1836 Wagner migrated to Louisiana, married a native of Cannes nine years later, to eventually open a saloon there.
In 1993, Stouffer Hotels was purchased by New World Development and all Stouffer hotels were placed within their Renaissance Hotels division, with the hotel becoming the Stouffer Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel. [6] The Stouffer branding was retired in 1996 and the hotel became the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel. In November 2008, the hotel ...
The Northern California Renaissance Faire, owned by Play Faire Productions is a Renaissance faire in California located in Hollister about 90 miles southeast of San Francisco. The Renaissance Festival typically runs on weekends from mid-September to mid-October. It consists of five or six weekends depending on the year.