City Hall Pediments, Friezes & Heads in San Francisco California

This is above the west entrance

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0000001/00044_0010051019 (added ca. 9/1/2008)

This on the west side

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0000001/00044_0010051029 (added ca. 9/1/2008)

This is above the east entrance

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0000001/00044_0010051039 (added ca. 9/1/2008)

The following are only a sample of the freizes & heads at various locations on the building
Each carving is called a 'metope.'
The metopes are separated by 3 vertical bars called a 'triglyph.'
Together, the collection of metopes & triglyphs forms the 'frieze.'
See Pediment, Metope & Frieze, Oh My!" to learn more architectural lingo.

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0000001/00044_0010051049 (added ca. 9/1/2008)

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0000001/00044_0010051119 (added ca. 9/1/2008)

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Related subjects: City Halls
Location: California, San Francisco

Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number CA001774 (dcMem ID #44 )

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