Sea Lions on Fisherman's Wharf and the waterfront of San Francisco California USA
San Francisco is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California. San Francisco (Spanish for "Saint Francis") was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away. The California Gold Rush of 1849 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth and transforming it into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, Today, San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world, and is renowned for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former prison on Alcatraz Island, and its Chinatown district. It is also a primary banking and finance centre.
Size: 4000px × 3000px
Location: Fisherman's Wharf Waterfront San Francisco California USA
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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