San Francisco is a US city, the fourth of California by population (After Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose). Of 800,000 habitants, The city is part of One Great Metropolitan Area, the San

Francisco Bay, which has always been the economic and financial

center, cultural and tourist center, even if it has now lost record of

population. San Francisco is known for cool summer in USA, for his

vibrant culture and his architectural eclecticism, which is accompanied by Victorian and modern architecture, for his famous landmarks, including

the Golden gate Bridge for your trams and Chinatown.

Famous films made on San Francisco

This one’s easy; Robin Williams dresses up as a nanny to get closer to his children. Are there

other films that deserve a spot over Mrs.

Doubtfire? Sure. But this spot on the list is

dedicated to Robin Williams, Bay Area resident and world-

famous funny man. Look at the outpour at the

‘Doubtfire’ house after his death. It’s said that

during production.

Mrs. Doubtfire

Clint Eastwood makes his first appearance as a hard-nosed cop determined to bring in a serial killer. The opening scene shows the Hall of Justice. A later scene of Eastwood inside the mayor's office actually was shot there. A sniper shoots an innocent woman in the pool on the rooftop of the Chinese Cultural Center at the Holiday Inn.

Dirty Harry

SAN FRANCISCO YESTERDAY AND TODAY

1800 today

History The history of the city of San Francisco,

California, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to one of the world's best natural harbors. Starting o

as the base for the gold rush of 1849, the city immediately became the largest and most important population, commercial, naval, and financial center in the West. It

was devastated by a great earthquake and fire in 1906 but was quickly rebuilt.

FILMMAKERS:

George Lucas : the filmmaker who made all the first six Star Wars Clint Eastwood: the filmmaker who made Invictus, Million Dollar

baby and American Sniper ACTORS:

Tom Hanks: his most famous films are Forrest Gump and Cast away

MUSICIANS:

Carlos Santana a famous rock musicianTupak Shakur one of the most famous american rapper of the

world

FAMOUS CHARACTERS FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Geography

San Francisco sits at the top of the peninsula of San Francisco on the West Coast of the US. The city find almost in the center of the State of California, Long the Cost. The San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean Lie are on opposites sides of the peninsula and are the prominent features of the city, as are several islands that belong to the city, Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and the famous Alcatraz. One of the more identifiable features cities are the sweet hills City and the beautiful Victorian houses .

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

The whole stretch occupied by the bridge, also including the stretch to get up and down from the bridge, is 2.71 km long; the distance between the towers ( "main span") is 1282 m and the available

space under the bridge is 67 m with average conditions of high tide. The height of the two towers is 225 m above the level of the water.

When was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and over time has become internationally

recognized symbol of the city of San Francisco

LOMBARD STREET

Lombard street has eight sharp hairpin

bends that have given way to therecognition of "crookedest street in the

world". This tract was established in

1922, and was born by the need to

reduce the slope of 27 ° (51%) of the

hill; It is 400 m long on a pavement of

red brick, and is reserved only for the

transit of cars downhill. The speed limit

in this stretch is 8 km / h (5 mph). This

limit has been exceeded in some chase

scenes with cars of various American

detective films of which this famous

street was the set.

THE MOST IMPORTANT SAN

FRANCISCO’S HILLS

RUSSIAN HILL TELEGRAPH HILL POTRERO HILL

THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO

The neighborhood is where take place the biggest economic and financial exchanges of San Francisco and nearly the entire bay. The

area is well recognizable even from a distance because it is characterized by a

group of skyscrapers, and it is adjacent to Chinatown and North Beach. Once considered

the most important financial center of the west coast of the United States, after the 1906 earthquake has given primacy to Los Angeles. The Financial District, however, remains the

headquarters of major companies and banks, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, a

major US financial group

The Transamerica Pyramid is the highest skyscraper in San Francisco (260 mt), and the second highest that lies

west of the Mississippi, after the Aon Center in Los Angeles (262 meters). It is located in the financial district and was built in 1972 and designed by William Pereira. It is easily

recognized by its pyramid shape with a square base; It spreads over 48 floors. The total cost for the construction of the work amounted to 32 million dollars. The name of

the building comes from having originally housed the offices of the Transamerica Corporation, and although

currently the building is no longer the company's

property, the original name remains unchanged.

TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID

ALCATRAZ

Around 1850, the California Gold Rush attracted

many ships on San Francisco Bay making

necessary the construction of a lighthouse on the

island, which was completed in 1853. In 1909 the

lighthouse was demolished, to make way for a

prison in another area of the island was built a new

lighthouse. Alcatraz Island, originally used for

military purposes, became first a military prison

(1933) and later a maximum security prison (August

1934). The prison was closed March 21, 1963 for the

high costs of its management: it was necessary to

transport the island of foodstuffs, drinking water

and clothing. American politicians said it would

have been cheaper to keep the prisoner in the most

luxurious hotel in New York rather than on the

island. Years later, the prison was opened to the

public for guided tours: currently managed by the

National Park Service, it is part of the Golden Gate

National Recreation Area

VIew Alcatraz from both long sides

GOLDEN GATE PARK

Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco (California), is a large, rectangular city park 1,017 acre (4.1 km²), 174 acres

more than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. With 13 million visitors annually, Golden Gate Park is the third most visited urban park in the United States after

Central Park in New York City and Lincoln Park in Chicago. Opened in the seventies of the nineteenth century, the Golden

Gate Park measures 5 km long, 0.8 wide, a total area of 4.5 square kilometers and has 10 km of cycle paths and more than

one million trees. It also includes several buildings and gardens

SPORTS TEAMS OF SAN FRANCISCO

The San Francisco 49ers are a football team in the National Football League, based in San Francisco, California. Compete in the West Division of the National

Football Conference. The team was born in 1946 as a founding member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1949 when the two

leagues merged.2016, according to Forbes magazine, the value of the 49ers is about 3 billion

dollars, quarters between the franchises of the NFL and tenth worldwide, behind the Los Angeles Lakers and in front of Bayern Monaco.

The 49ers are known to have had one of the greatest dynasties in NFL history, winning five Super Bowl in just 14 years, between 1981 and 1994, with four of

those titles won in the eighties

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers

The San Francisco Giants are a professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California. Born as New York Gothams, they moved to San Francisco in 1958.

The Giants are members of the West Division of the National League in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

One of the oldest professional baseball teams, the Giants have won more games thanany other team in the history of American baseball, [1] and any other professionalteam in North America. They were the first Major League team based in New York

City, where they held their home games at the Polo Grounds. They have won 23 timesin the National League and have qualified twice for the World Series (14 times in New York and 6 in San Francisco), both world records in the National League. Their eighttitles put them in second place in the National League and 4th overall (the New York

Yankees are first with 27, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals with 11, the Oakland Athletics with 9 while the Boston Red Sox, are also at 8).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

The Golden State Warriors are one of thirtyteams playing in NBA basketball, the Professional

League of the United States of America. The Warriors in their history they won 4 times the

NBA title, and along with the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks are the only franchises to havecompeted in every season since its foundation in

1946 to the present. Their seat is Oakland and play in the Oracle Arena, the owner is Chris Cohan. The evaluation of the Golden State

Warriors in 2016, according to Forbes magazine, is 1,900 million dollars of which 13% is the valueof accumulated debt, the budget is $201 million.

The Warriors are affiliated to the NBA Development League Santa Cruz Warriors and have a particular rivalry with the Sacramento

Kings.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

EARTHQUAKES IN SAN FRANCISCO

The region is subjected to a costant sismic risk, due to the movements of the San Andreas fault and Hayward, although these

do not pass through the city. Were the movements of the San Andreas fault to cause large earthquakes in 1906 and 1989, while

minor seismic events are repeated more frequently. The risk of new large earthquakes has stimulated a strong focus on practical

implementation of structural measures in the construction of new buildings and refurbishment of old.

Nevertheless, there are still thousands of smaller buildings that are always vulnerable to earthquakes

LITTLE ITALY

The small area of Little Italy is located in the North Beach district, in

the northeastern area of the city of San Francisco.

In order to get to know this area, the best place to start is the

junction of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, near Chinatown.

While walking around Little Italy you will find dozens of Italian

establishments, restaurants, cafes and ice cream shops.

The buildings which make up the Italian district are different from the

rest of the city; they are characterized by their wonderful charm and

color, and in some cases are decorated with impressive paintings.

CHINA TOWNThe Chinatown in San Francisco, California, is the largest Chinese community

outside of Asia and also the oldest of the United States.Founded in 1840, became particularly famous in the world of Chineseliterature, film, music and photography. Is located in downtown San

Francisco, bounded by Taylor Street and the neighborhood of Nob Hill to the West, and from Montgomery Street and the financial district to the East. To

the North is bounded by North Beach, Green Street and Columbus Street. Bush Street and Union Square represent the southern border. Two main

roads run through the area: Grant Avenue (都板街), where is the entrance to Chinatown, characterized by a door of Chinese architecture (Dragon Gate,

also called "Chinatown Gate" on some maps, the intersection of Bush Street and Grant Avenue) and two statues of lions on the sidewalks, and from

Stockton Street (市德頓街), which is less frequented by tourists, characterized by the presence of fishmongers , shops and restaurants.

Within Chinatown, along Grant Avenue, there are: St. Mary's Square, with a statue of Sun Yat-sen created by Benny Bufano; a war memorial to Chinese

war veterans; shops, restaurants and mini-malls that cater mainly to tourists. The other street, Stockton Street, less frequented by tourists,

presents an authentic Chinese look that can remember Hong Kong, with itsproducts, fish markets, shops and restaurants. Chinatown has also small side streets and alleys that provide its typical character. An important focal point in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square. Because of his being one of the few open spaces in Chinatown, Portsmouth Square there are activities like T'ai Chi and

it is not uncommon to see old men playing Chinese chess. A replica of the goddess of democracy, which is used in the Tiananmen Square protests, was

built in 1999 by Thomas Marsh and stands in the square