City+Hall

by Charlie, Ellie, and Grace

 When we walked into City Hall the first things we saw were the grand staircase in the ceremonial rotunda and security guards. We walked through a metal detector and they checked our bags. All the security guards were sheriffs. Then we walked into the ceremonial rotunda and looked up at the huge shell of the dome. It was big and had designs of Greek Gods. Two of them were Zeus and Hera. Around the sides of the shell there were 4 medallions: strength, learning, equality and liberty.

 San Francisco’s City Hall is a magnificent and giant building stretching two full city blocks! It is located in the Civic Center in downtown San Francisco. The City Hall dome is the 5th largest in the world, and the largest in the United States. The dome is made of plaster and if you look closely at it, it is green because of mold. A 23.5 karat gold leaf finish was put on the exterior surface of the dome.

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