San Francisco - Bank of California
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The Bank of California is the oldest bank on the West coast. Its buildings in San Francisco have always been noted for their architectural merit.
The first, erected in 1867 on the site occupied today by the Bank's latest shrine to Mammon, was Neo-Renaissance in style and was pulled down just before the earthquake of 1906. The second, which still stands on the corner of Sansome Street, took the form of a Corinthian temple, with pillars of California granite on two sides.
The first, erected in 1867 on the site occupied today by the Bank's latest shrine to Mammon, was Neo-Renaissance in style and was pulled down just before the earthquake of 1906. The second, which still stands on the corner of Sansome Street, took the form of a Corinthian temple, with pillars of California granite on two sides.
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Marble from Tennessee was used. At one end there are statues of two mountain lions by the Californian sculptor Arthur Putnam.
Transit: Bus: 1, 42.
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