Among the sites of sacral architecture situated in the city, it is worth highlighting a few. Firstly, there is the St. Patrick Catholic Church which was built in 1870 for the reason that an extensive Irish community was housed in the city. It was completely destroyed in 1906 as a result of an earthquake, but the shrine was soon restored again almost to its original form. As for the architectural style of the church, it is worth noting that it is an excellent example of the neo-Gothic style. The facade of the building decorated with serpentine marble, distinguishes the temple from others, making it impossible to confuse it with any other building. Not far from the building is located the picturesque park Yerba Buena Gardens – a great place to conduct a walk. Another place that deserves to be visited is the Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, which was built in 1856 for the French community of San Francisco.
The City Hall building is also worthy of mention being an important cultural landmark. City Hall often becomes the spot of filming movies – all thanks to its magnificent neoclassical appearance. The existing building replaced the previous city hall, which was destroyed by the earthquake of 1906. Arthur Brown Jr., who also designed the already mentioned Coit Tower, was the architect during the construction. You can see the other works of the architect in the city – the War Memorial Opera House, as well as the skyscraper 50 United Nations Plaza. The City Hall is a historically interesting building: this is precisely where Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio in 1954, a strike of students against the Anti-American Committee took place here in 1960, and here in 1978, Dan White was killed Mayor George Moscone and his director Harvey Milk.
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