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Guardians of the Gate

Guardians of the Gate is a 1991 Everdur bronze sculpture depicting a family of sea lions by Miles Metzger, located northwest of and adjacent to the in , California, United States.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: Sculpture in San Francisco, California, U.S.
  • Also known as: “Guardians of the Gate Sea Lions Statue” and “Sea Lions Statue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquarium of the Bay and SkyStar Wheel.

Public aquarium
Photo: Jjron, GFDL.
is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierra Mountains. is situated 420 feet east of Guardians of the Gate.

Ferris wheel
Photo: Varnent, CC BY 4.0.
is a 150-foot-tall, 137-foot-diameter traveling observation wheel located in San Francisco's since November 13, 2023. It has previously operated in San Francisco's , 's , 's Waterfront Park, and . is situated 760 feet west of Guardians of the Gate.

Museum
Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, a Balao-class submarine, is a United States Navy ship, the third named for the pompano fish. She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a United States Naval Reserve training ship from 1960 to 1971. is situated 1,700 feet west of Guardians of the Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach.

Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
's most popular destination among travelers, Fisherman's Wharf is the tourist center of the city. Its historic waterfront, once the hub of the city's fishing fleet, is still famous for the depth and variety of its harvest and for having some of the best seafood restaurants in the city, with scenic vistas over San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.

Quarter
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighborhood in the northeast of adjacent to , the , and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.

Neighborhood
Photo: Matt314, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

Guardians of the Gate

Latitude
37.80868° or 37° 48′ 31″ north
Longitude
-122.41077° or 122° 24′ 39″ west
Open location code
849VRH5Q+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4149743879
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q16994590
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Highlights include Pier 41 Gate 4 and Whale Tours.

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