San Francisco – a city and a county in California, United States. The fourth-most populous city in California and the thirteenth in whole country.
Main attractions are, amongst many others, the Golden Gate bridge, which appears also in many novels, such as “The Golden Gate: by Alistair MacLean.
The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower, trams, the Ghirardelli chocolate manufacture. San Francisco is characterized by its steep hills and streets, as well as the abundance of architectural styles, reaching from Victorian to postmodern. It is also famous for its ethnical diversity, cosmopolitism and universities.
Entrepreneurs who grew rich during the Gold Rush sought opportunities to invest their gathered capital. First beneficiaries were financial institutions: first banks began to appear, such as Wells Fargo in 1852, as well as the rail industry.
The development of San Francisco harbor established its central position in regional trade. Aspiring to match a growing demand for goods and services, numerous factories were founded. Levi Strauss established his trading company, and then began to produce first pairs of jeans for miners. Domingo Ghirardelli began to make chocolate.
The UN Charter creating the UN was signed in 1945 in San Francisco, and the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco officially brought the Pacific War to an end.
San Francisco is a perfect place for artists. Located there is the very well known cultural-artistic Union Square.
Education thrives in San Francisco just as well as art. An example for it is the Exploratorium, the best science museum in the whole world.