Embarcadero Plaza
Embarcadero Plaza, previously known as Justin Herman Plaza from its opening in 1972 until 2017, is a 4.1-acre plaza near the intersection of Market Street and The Embarcadero in San Francisco's Financial District, in the U.S. state of California.- Type: Park
- Description: park in San Francisco, California
- Also known as: “Justin Herman Plaza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Transamerica Pyramid
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Government building
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
San Francisco Ferry Building
Station
Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California and is served by Golden Gate Ferry and San Francisco Bay Ferry routes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Union Square-Financial District.
Financial District
Quarter
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States, that serves as its main central business district and had 372,829 jobs according to U.S. census tracts as of 2012–2016.
Union Square-Financial District
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Square-Financial District is an area of Downtown San Francisco, made up of two neighborhoods: the bustling shopping and theater district surrounding Union Square, and the central business district where Market Street meets the bay.
Rincon Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rincon Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's many hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The relatively compact neighborhood is bounded by Folsom Street to the north, the Embarcadero to the east, Bryant Street on the south, and Essex Street to the west.
Embarcadero Plaza
- Category: recreation area
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7949° or 37° 47′ 42″ northLongitude
-122.39465° or 122° 23′ 41″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
849VQJV4+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 27146063OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Embarcadero Plaza” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Embarcadero Plaza”
- Korean: “엠바카데로 플라자”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vaillancourt Fountain and Autodesk Gallery.
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