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Blue San Francisco
Although San Francisco was originally founded in 1776 by Spanish colonists, it wasn’t until 1849 during the California Gold Rush when it really sprang to life with its population jumping from 1000 to 25000 in less than 2 years. The city was subsequently devastated during the earthquake of 1906 and its accompanying fires that destroyed over 80% of San Francisco. It quickly recovered though and rebuilt itself into one of the most iconic cities of the US today.
The view of the San Francisco downtown area captured here during blue hour right after sunset is part of my “Blue” series of cityscapes that currently also include Vatican City/Rome and Vancouver.
The most prominent building in the picture is the famous Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest skyscraper (for now) in San Francisco at 853ft (260m) and 48 stories high. To the right of the pyramid you'll see Alcatraz Island off in the distance and Coit Tower shining brightly in white right next to it. To the far left the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen near the horizon catching the last rays of the setting sun.
Blue San Francisco
Although San Francisco was originally founded in 1776 by Spanish colonists, it wasn’t until 1849 during the California Gold Rush when it really sprang to life with its population jumping from 1000 to 25000 in less than 2 years. The city was subsequently devastated during the earthquake of 1906 and its accompanying fires that destroyed over 80% of San Francisco. It quickly recovered though and rebuilt itself into one of the most iconic cities of the US today.
The view of the San Francisco downtown area captured here during blue hour right after sunset is part of my “Blue” series of cityscapes that currently also include Vatican City/Rome and Vancouver.
The most prominent building in the picture is the famous Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest skyscraper (for now) in San Francisco at 853ft (260m) and 48 stories high. To the right of the pyramid you'll see Alcatraz Island off in the distance and Coit Tower shining brightly in white right next to it. To the far left the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen near the horizon catching the last rays of the setting sun.