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its best for the glittery event. Groups work all year long, with the help of municipal grants, to create their dazzling costumes and put together their infectiously rhythmic routines, all to a samba, rumba, or salsa beat.

There are no real American vacanze last second style malls in San Francisco. The ones that come closest are the San Francisco Shopping Center (see p51) and the Crocker Galleria (see p50). Other centers are in historic structures such as Ghirardelli and The Cannery (see pp12 13), or have architectural originality, such as the Embarcadero Center (see p50) and the Japan Center (see p99). You will find unusual shops in most of them.

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall With performances from September to May, under the directorship of Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra performs in this modern vacanze last second structure with carefully modulated acoustics. Built in 1980, this curving, glass- fronted concert hall is loved and loathed in equal measure by San Franciscans. Its corner place ment is set off by a Henry Moore bronze, which also has its share of detractors. d 201 Van Ness Ave Map R1 (415) 864-6000

San Francisco s Top 10p Grace Cathedral Inspired by Notre Dame in Paris, the third largest Episcopal cathedral in the US stands on the site of Charles Crocker s Nob Hill mansion, which was destroyed in the 1906 disaster. Work began on it in 1910 but was not finally completed until 1964. It is constructed of steel and concrete, despite its Gothic look, so as to withstand the city s seismic vagaries. The interior is replete with marble and abundant vacanze last second stained glass, and other sumptuous touches both within and without make it one of America s most lavish religious structures. 24 Top 10 Features 1 Carillon Tower 2 Rose Window 3 Chapel of Grace 4 Doors of Paradise 5 New Testament Window 6 20th-Century Windows 7 Keith Haring s Altarpiece 8 The Organ 9 Marble Labyrinth 0 Maze & Bufano St. Francis of Assisi !Carillon Tower The belfry contains a carillon of 44 bronze bells, cast in England in 1938. The bourdon bell, which tolls the hour, is the larg est European-style bell in the US. Many of the bells have evocative vacanze last second names, such as Loving Kindness, and Joy to the World. Chapel of Grace This chapel (above) was the first completed unit of the cathedral (1930). Its architecture, windows, and apse mural were inspired by the royal Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Its furnishings are a mix of ages and origins, including the medieval French vacanze last second stone altar, the 17th- century German altar cross, the English Gothic vacanze last second prayer desk, and the painting of the Madonna and Child inspired by Italian Renais sance artist Giovanni Bellini. @Rose Window This 25-ft (8-m) work of faceted glass (below) vacanze last second symbolizes the themes of the Canticle of the Sun, a famous devotional poem written by St. Francis of Assisi. vacanze last second The Chapel of Grace seats 120 people and is used for dailyThe Chapel of Grace seats 120 people and is used for dailyThe Chapel of Grace seats 120 people and is used for dailyTh Ch l f G t 120 l d i d f d il services, weddings, and special events., g , pservices weddings and special events services weddings and special events San Francisco vacanze last second s Top 10p Grace Cathedral Inspired by Notre Dame in Paris, the third largest Episcopal cathedral in the US stands on the site of Charles Crocker s Nob Hill mansion, which was destroyed in the 1906 disaster. Work began on it in 1910 but was not finally completed until 1964. It is constructed of steel and concrete, despite its Gothic look, so as to withstand the city s seismic vagaries. The interior is replete with marble and abundant stained glass, and other sumptuous touches vacanze last second both within and without make it one of America s most lavish religious structures. 24 Top 10 Features 1 Carillon Tower 2 Rose Window 3 Chapel of Grace 4 Doors of Paradise 5 New Testament Window 6 20th-Century Windows 7 Keith Haring s Altarpiece 8 The Organ 9 Marble Labyrinth 0 Maze & Bufano St. Francis of Assisi !Carillon Tower The belfry contains a carillon vacanze last second of 44 bronze bells, vacanze last second cast in England vacanze last second in 1938. The bourdon bell, which tolls the hour, is the larg est European-style bell in the US. Many of the bells have evocative names, such as Loving vacanze last second Kindness, and Joy to the World. Chapel of Grace This chapel (above) was the first completed unit of the cathedral (1930). Its architecture, windows, and apse mural were inspired by the royal Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Its furnishings are a mix of ages and origins, including the medieval French stone altar, the 17th- century German altar cross, the English Gothic prayer desk, and the painting of the Madonna and Child inspired by Italian Renais sance artist Giovanni Bellini. @Rose Window This 25-ft (8-m) work of faceted glass (below) symbolizes the themes of the Canticle of the Sun, a famous devotional poem written by St. Francis of Assisi. The Chapel of Grace seats 120 people and is used for dailyThe Chapel of Grace seats 120 people and is used for dailyThe Chapel of Grace seats 120 people vacanze last second and is used for dailyTh Ch l f G t 120 l d i d f d il services, weddings, and special events., g , pservices weddings and special events services weddings and special events