Framed San Francisco Skyline Posters
Compared to some of its counterparts on the East Coast, San Francisco doesn’t have as many record holding skyscrapers, but it can still brag about more than 400 high-rises. Only the most relevant ones make it on the list of Framed San Francisco Skyline Art and FramedArt.com has the finest photos. They include images of the new was buildings that were erected over the last couple of years, next to structures that were regarded as masterpieces of engineering many decades ago.
Transamerica Pyramid is the cornerstone of many Framed San Francisco Skyline Art, which is hardly a surprise given the fact that this is the tallest building in the city. 555 California Street comes in second yet it is a prominent structure in all the panoramic images, towering high above the other skyscrapers. At the same time, those who share a passion for tall buildings and history, will have the chance to admire some of the structures built prior to the 1906 earthquake that survived the disaster.
Among these buildings featured on the Framed San Francisco Skyline Art it is worth mentioning the Merchants Exchange Building, the Humboldt Bank Building as well as the Hobart Building. All of them were erected at the turn-of-the-century and much to the credit of those who designed and built them, they are still standing. In the wake of the Great Depression, the construction of skyscrapers was halted but their resurgence in the 50s led to new towering structures such as the Equitable Life Building.