Figure Holding the Sun
Figure Holding the Sun is a work of art in Santa Clara County, California. Figure Holding the Sun is situated nearby to the park Circle of Palms Plaza, as well as near the art gallery San Jose Museum of Art.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph and Circle of Palms Plaza.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.
Circle of Palms Plaza
Park
Photo: Ikluft, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.
Old San Jose Post Office
Heritage site
Photo: EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old San Jose Post Office is a heritage site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.
Downtown Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Downtown Historic District of San Jose, California is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.
San Jose
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Often called "the capital of Silicon Valley", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 12th largest city in the United States, with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.
SoFA District
Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, California. Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "Silicon Valley's Creative District".
Figure Holding the Sun
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.33337° or 37° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
-121.88998° or 121° 53′ 24″ westInception
1988Open location code
849W84M6+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 13168476577OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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