Lego 21043 Owner's manual

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21043

SanFrancisco

CaliforniaUSA

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As the fourth largest city in California and the cultural

commercial and ﬁnancial hub of Northern California San

Francisco’seclecticmixofarchitectureshowcasesbothits

geographyanditsrichhistoryIt’sbeenmorethanﬁftyyears

since San Francisco enjoyed its revolutionary “Summer of

Love”andhavingundergonemuchdevelopmentsincethen

this City by the Bay oﬀers a plethora of architectural and

culturaldelightstoitsresidentsandvisitors

“San Francisco has only one draw-

back: it’s hard to leave.”

RudyardKipling

San Francisco

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Located in the center of San Francisco’s ﬁnancial district

thisiconicskyscraperisthefourthtallestbuildinginthecity

andthelargestbyﬂoorareaUntilthemergerinwith

NationsBankitwastheheadquartersoftheBankofAmerica

and was intended as a display of prosperity power and

importance Wurster Bernardi and Emmons and Skidmore

OwingsandMerrilldesignedthecarnelian-cladbuildingin

consultationwitharchitectPietroBelluschi

555 California Street

(formerly known as Bank of America Center)

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“Painted Ladies”

Painted Ladies refers to the San Franciscan architectural

phenomenon of brightly painted Victorian or Edwardian

houses acquiring its name from a  photo essay

by writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen The

transformationoftheseformerlysober-coloredhousesinto

cheerfulandcolorfulbuildingsisbelievedtohavebeenled

byalocalartistwhopaintedhisownVictorianhouseinvivid

bluesandgreensinthesstartingwhatwasknownas

the‘coloristmovement’whichcontinuestothisday

InpartsofthecitySanFrancisco’sPaintedLadiesstandin

starkcontrasttotheskyscrapersofthedowntownarea

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At  stories the Transamerica Pyramid is the second

tallest building in the San Francisco skyline and is one of

thesymbolsofthecityCommissionedbyTheTransamerica

Corporationthestrikingangularbuildingwasdesignedby

architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie

with construction being completed in  During the

seasonalholidaysandforspecialoccasionsabrightbeacon

knownasthe‘CrownJewel’lightsupthepyramid’speak

Transamerica Pyramid

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Located downtown in the ‘SoMa’ district of the city the

SalesforceToweristhetallestbuildingintheSanFrancisco

skyline Designed by César Pelli and opened in 

the soaring  ft m tall -story tower has an

elegant obelisk shape with horizontal metal ﬁns that act

as sunshades The building has been created with an

emphasisonsustainabledesignincludingawaterrecycling

systemandhigheﬃciencyairventilationThesunshadeson

the outside maximize light but reduce solar gain while

heat-exchanging coils in the foundation utilize the earth’s

constantcoolertemperaturetoaidcoolingofthebuilding

Salesforce Tower

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TheLillianCoitMemorialTowerisamemorialtowerlocated

inPioneer Parkin theTelegraphHill neighborhoodofSan

Francisco This art deco monument was designed by

architectsArthurBrownJrandHenryHowardanddedicated

in  The tower was built to commemorate Lillian

HitchcockCoitwhowasalocalcharacterandachampion

andbenefactorofﬁreﬁghtersHerbequesttothecityofSan

Franciscoalsosponsored the creation ofa statue ofthree

ﬁreﬁghtersinWashingtonSquarePark

Coit Tower

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ThemasonryseacoastfortiﬁcationFortPointdatesallthe

waybacktotheAmericanCivilWarwhenitwasbuiltbythe

UnitedStatesArmytodefendSanFranciscoagainsthostile

warshipsNowprotectedastheFortPointNationalHistoric

Site the fortiﬁcation never saw hostilities during the Civil

War and over the subsequent years was used for military

barrackstrainingandstorage

Fort Point

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TheGoldenGateBridgeisoneofthebest-knownandmost

beautiful bridges in the world and one of the emblems of

San Francisco With its iconic color spectacular location

and graceful lines thissuspension bridge isa design and

engineering marvel and the city’s most popular tourist

attraction Designed by Irving Morrow Charles Alton Ellis

andJosephStraussthebridgewascreatedtomaketravel

between San Francisco and Marin County easier but due

todiﬀeringinterestsamongthestakeholdersitwasovera

decadebeforeitgotthegreenlightConstructiontookfour

years and it was ﬁnally opened in  during a week of

oﬃcialcelebrations

Golden Gate Bridge

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Located  miles  kilometers oﬀshore from San

Francisco in its bay Alcatraz was developed with facilities

foralighthouseandamilitaryfortiﬁcationandwasusedasa

prisonbetweenandTodayitispartoftheGolden

GateNationalRecreationAreaandisopenfortours

Alcatraz Island

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