Ma-Tsu Temple
The Ma-Tsu Temple is a Taoist temple in San Francisco's Chinatown. Founded in 1986, it is dedicated to Matsu and has foundational ties to the Chaotian Temple in Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan.- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Mazu temple in Chinatown, San Francisco
- Also known as: “Ma-Tsu Temple of USA” and “San Francisco Chao Sheng Kuag”
- Address: 30 Beckett Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Star Theater and Transamerica Pyramid.
Great Star Theater
Theater building
The Great Star Theater, formerly known as Great China Theater, is a 410-seat theater located at 636 Jackson Street in San Francisco's Chinatown. It was built in 1925 for the Chinese opera and is the last Chinese theater in any Chinatown in the United States.
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 1,100 feet southeast of Ma-Tsu Temple.
Columbus Tower
Historic building
Photo: Tobythesleepycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sentinel Building, also briefly known as Columbus Tower between 1958-1972, is a mixed-use building in San Francisco, California, completed in 1907. Columbus Tower is situated 370 feet east of Ma-Tsu Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Chinatown.
Chinatown-North Beach
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighborhoods that are culturally, politically, and aesthetically distinct, while geographically blending into each other.
Chinatown
Quarter
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 is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
Telegraph Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Matt314, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Telegraph Hill is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic Coit Tower stands at the apex of Telegraph Hill.
Ma-Tsu Temple
- Categories: temple of Mazu, building, and religion
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.79649° or 37° 47′ 47″ northLongitude
-122.40631° or 122° 24′ 23″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Height
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
849VQHWV+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 256733189OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Ma-Tsu Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “旧金山朝圣宫”
- Chinese: “朝圣宫”
- Chinese: “朝聖宮”
- Chinese: “美国妈祖庙”
- Chinese: “美國媽祖廟”
- Chinese: “舊金山朝聖宮”
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