Aurora

Aurora is an outdoor stainless steel fountain and sculpture completed in 1986 by Ruth Asawa, installed at Bayside Plaza at Howard Street in , California, United States.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: Fountain and sculpture by Ruth Asawa in in San Francisco, California, U.S.
  • Also known as: “Aurora Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Railway Museum.

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The is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. is situated 3,400 feet west of Aurora.

Museum
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The San Francisco is a local located in the South of Market area of . This small museum features exhibits on the antique streetcars of the F Market & Wharves and national landmark cable cars that continue to run along the city's major arteries. is situated 780 feet northwest of Aurora.

Museum
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The is a modern and contemporary art and nonprofit organization located in , . SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art, and has built an internationally recognized collection with over 33,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts. is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Aurora.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Financial District and Rincon Hill.

Quarter
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The is a neighborhood in , 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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , . 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.

Neighborhood
The is a completed redevelopment plan for the neighborhood surrounding the site, South of Market near the Financial District in , .

Aurora

Latitude
37.79252° or 37° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
-122.39152° or 122° 23′ 30″ west
Open location code
849VQJV5+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2840131401
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q28451422
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In Other Languages

“Aurora” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “オーロラ （アサワ）”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include YMCA and Harbor Court Hotel.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Google Community Space and The Embarcadero & Howard Street.

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