San Francisco Fountain

San Francisco Fountain is a bronze sculpture and fountain completed in 1970 by Ruth Asawa, located outside the in downtown , California, United States.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Description: Fountain and sculpture by Ruth Asawa in San Francisco, California, U.S.
  • Also known as: “Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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The Center 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 2,600 feet northeast of San Francisco Fountain.

Museum
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The is a modern and contemporary art and nonprofit organization located in , California. 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 2,100 feet southeast of San Francisco Fountain.

Square
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is situated 370 feet south of San Francisco Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Union Square-Financial District and Chinatown.

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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.

Quarter
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The , centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in , California, is the oldest in and is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside .

San Francisco Fountain

Latitude
37.78888° or 37° 47′ 20″ north
Longitude
-122.40708° or 122° 24′ 26″ west
Open location code
849VQHQV+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288512968
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Wiki­data ID
Q17026805
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In Other Languages

“San Francisco Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Fontana di San Francisco”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Apple Mini Park and Grand Hyatt San Francisco.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: OneUP Restaurant and Apple Union Square.

San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Golden Gate and Chinatown-North Beach.

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