Coit Tower Telegraph Hill San Francisco Californie // SAN FRANCISCO, Californie, États-Unis — Coit Tower se dresse au sommet de Telegraph Hill, sa silhouette Art déco distinctive définissant la silhouette de San Francisco. Construite en 1933 avec des fonds légués par Lillie Hitchcock Coit, la tour en béton de 210 pieds a été conçue par les architectes Arthur Brown Jr. et Henry Howard. La tour sert à la fois de mémorial aux pompiers de San Francisco et de monument important de la ville. Son intérieur présente des peintures murales de l'époque de la dépression créées par des artistes locaux dans le cadre du public Works of Art Project. Telegraph Hill, augmentation des frais de 275

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel
• ID de l’image: D7682E
• Taille du fichier: 85,9 MB (2,3 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 4476 x 6706 px | 37,9 x 56,8 cm | 14,9 x 22,4 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 13 avril 2013
• Lieu: Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, United States

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Photograph by David Coleman. Coit Tower is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Built between 1932 and 1933, the tower was commissioned using funds bequeathed by Lillie Hitchcock Coit, a wealthy eccentric and patron of the city's firefighters. The slender white concrete tower was designed by architects Arthur Brown Jr. and Henry Howard in the Art Deco style, featuring a fluted column rising from a base surrounded by a viewing platform. Contrary to popular belief, the tower was not designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle, though it does serve as a monument to San Francisco's volunteer firefighters. The interior of Coit Tower contains murals painted by 26 different artists and their assistants, all funded by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), a New Deal-era program that employed artists during the Great Depression. These murals, completed in 1934, depict life in California during the Depression era and represent an important collection of American social realism. In 2008, Coit Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it remains one of San Francisco's most recognizable landmarks, offering panoramic views of the city and San Francisco Bay from its observation deck.

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