Architecture

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed during the year 1937, and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and California.

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument from across the Tidal Basin.
Construction of the 555 feet 5? inch tall obelisk began in 1848 but due to lack of funding and the Civil War, construction was not competed until 1885. A change of colour about 150' up the monument marks the spot where construction was halted at the outbreak of war.

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