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History Facts

===City Hall was a replacement for the old City Hall. It was built in 1899 and then destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. City Hall was re-opened in 1915 after 2 years of construction. It is a local, state, and national landmark. City Hall was made a historic landmark in 1915. The architect of City Hall was Arthur Brown, Jr. The style of architecture of is the American Renaissance of 1880 to 1917. The earthquake of 1989 was called the Loma Pritea. It caused the dome to twist and it needed to be repaired. City Hall is special because it is shared by thousands of people. The dome of City Hall is the fifth largest in the world. ===

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