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Mechanics Monument

The Mechanics Monument, also known as The Mechanics, Mechanics Statue, or Mechanics Fountain since it originally featured as the centerpiece of a pool of water at the base during the first five years, is a bronze sculpture group by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of , Bush and Battery Streets in , California, United States.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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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 1,800 feet northwest of Mechanics Monument.

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 2,000 feet south of Mechanics Monument.

Railway station
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is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit subway station in the Market Street subway in downtown . Located under between Drumm Street and Beale Street near The Embarcadero, it serves the neighborhood and surrounding areas. is situated 880 feet northeast of Mechanics Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Financial District and Union Square-Financial District.

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.

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is an area of Downtown , 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.

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

Mechanics Monument

Latitude
37.79128° or 37° 47′ 29″ north
Longitude
-122.39921° or 122° 23′ 57″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1901
Open location code
849VQJR2+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358803325
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q17021242
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