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Photos and a diorama offer a stirring impression of what life was like for the Native Americans who built this Spanish mission in the 18th century.
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The backroom of this New Age venue is like a temple to all the world’s deities.
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This bit of Neo-Classical fluff was designed by architect Bernard Maybeck for the Pan-Pacific Exposition of 1915. It is patterned on an 18th-century engraving by Giovanni Piranesi entitled The Isle of the Dead (see Palace of Fine Arts and the Exploratorium).
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A panoply of exotic gods and goddesses.
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These 1948 murals by Russian artist Anton Refregier trace Californian history.
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Diego Rivera, the Mexican muralist, painted The Making of a Fresco here.
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Quoting Renaissance architecture in thoroughly modern ways, SFMOMA has established itself as the city’s premier Post-Modern effort. The interior has a flexibility and functionality that works perfectly with the collections displayed.
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Declared a State Historic Landmark, the Gothic Revival St. Francis of Assisi Church was established on June 17, 1849, as the first parish church in California. The interior is adorned with 11 larger-than-life murals, depicting the works of San Francisco’s patron saint.
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“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am – my faith, my knowledge, my being.” So said famous jazz musician, St. John Coltrane. Services consist of a performance of Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” by the band Ohnedaruth and the Sisters of Compassion choir.
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This 1894 pink-brick church is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque styles. After the 1906 earthquake, it served as a first-aid station and a place where people came to look for relatives.
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