Kong Chow Temple
Kong Chow Temple is a temple dedicated to Guan Di, located in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California, in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Place of worship
- Description: temple in San Francisco’s Chinatown
- Address: 865 Stockton Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Chinatown-Rose Pak.
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. Transamerica Pyramid is situated 1,600 feet east of Kong Chow Temple.
Chinatown-Rose Pak
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown station is an underground Muni Metro light rail station, located under Stockton Street at Washington Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Chinatown-Rose Pak is situated 330 feet north of Kong Chow Temple.
San Francisco Chinese Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mliu92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Francisco Chinese Hospital is a community hospital in San Francisco and the only Chinese hospital in the United States. The hospital is located in San Francisco's Chinatown. San Francisco Chinese Hospital is situated 640 feet northwest of Kong Chow Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Chinatown-North Beach.
Chinatown
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Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chinatown, centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
Chinatown-North Beach
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.
Nob Hill
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Photo: Fredhsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.
Kong Chow Temple
- Categories: temples of Kwan Tai, building, and religion
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.79389° or 37° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-122.40808° or 122° 24′ 29″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Height
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
849VQHVR+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 260523829OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Kong Chow Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “冈州古庙”
- Chinese: “岡州古廟”
- Dutch: “Kong Chow Temple”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كونج تشاو”
- Japanese: “岡州古廟”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Union Square and Union Square-Financial District.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Stockton Street & Clay Street.
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