Civic Center, San Francisco

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civic center historic district neighborhood

Civic Center, San Francisco is a historic governmental and cultural district in the heart of the city, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture, major civic institutions, and prominent public plazas.

Aliases (5)

Civic Center (San Francisco) ×1
San Francisco City Hall area ×1
San Francisco Civic Center Historic District ×1
San Francisco Civic Center buildings ×1
San Francisco Civic Center plan ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civic center → historic district → neighborhood →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts →
contains	Asian Art Museum of San Francisco → Bill Graham Civic Auditorium → Civic Center Plaza → Davies Symphony Hall → Herbst Theatre → San Francisco City Hall → San Francisco City Hall Rotunda → San Francisco Federal Building → San Francisco Public Library Main Library → San Francisco Superior Court → San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center → United Nations Plaza → War Memorial Opera House →
country	United States →
governingBody	City and County of San Francisco →
hasCulturalInstitution	San Francisco Ballet (at War Memorial Opera House) → San Francisco Opera (at War Memorial Opera House) → San Francisco Symphony (at Davies Symphony Hall) →
hasLandmark	San Francisco City Hall dome →
hasPublicSpace	large open plazas →
hasTransportation	Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station → Muni Metro lines → multiple Muni bus routes →
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
knownFor	Beaux-Arts architecture → cultural institutions → government buildings → public plazas →
locatedIn	California → San Francisco →
near	Hayes Valley, San Francisco → South of Market, San Francisco → Tenderloin, San Francisco →
notableFeature	formal axial layout → grand ceremonial spaces →
partOf	Downtown San Francisco →
primaryFunction	cultural center → seat of city government →
significantEvent	United Nations Charter drafting conference →
timePeriodOfConstruction	early 20th century →
usedFor	civic ceremonies → cultural performances → political demonstrations → public celebrations →
zoningType	civic and institutional →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UC Hastings College of the Law → UC Law San Francisco →	campus
San Francisco City Hall → San Francisco Civic Auditorium →	locatedIn
Arthur Brown Jr. ("San Francisco Civic Center plan") → Bakewell & Brown ("San Francisco Civic Center buildings") →	notableWork
San Francisco Symphony →	basedIn
San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department ("San Francisco City Hall area") →	hasHeadquartersLocation
UC Hastings College of the Law →	locatedInNeighborhood
San Francisco Civic Auditorium ("San Francisco Civic Center Historic District") →	partOf
Market Street (San Francisco) ("Civic Center (San Francisco)") →	runsThrough