As you walk through the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, the harmonious blend of meticulously manicured landscapes, cascading mini-waterfalls, tranquil ponds, vibrant flowers, and traditional architecture creates an ambiance that soothes the soul.
The Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco is made of rock sculptures, “dry” or zen gardens, Japanese architectural structures, and waterfalls. Its open spaces contrast with tighter corners of hedges. There is a thoughtful design throughout, and the cultural influences are everywhere. Peaceful serenity of the gardens is felt by a quite walk around the garden.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco features not only the red pagodas but also strategically placed stone lanterns all around the garden.
Following a two-year restoration project, the Japanese Tea Garden’s towering red pagoda in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has been officially revived to its full glory, 107 years after its appearance at the 1915 world’s fair. Here are hazy reflections of the pagoda on a pond.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, the site originally spanned about one acre and showcased a Japanese style garden. When the fair closed, Japanese landscape architect Makoto Hagiwara and superintendent John McLaren reached a gentleman’s agreement, allowing Mr. Hagiwara to create and maintain a permanent Japanese style garden as a gift for posterity.
Ornate entrances with traditional pillars common among the homes in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
It was a joy to capture the grand doors, the moldings, the touches of gold leaf, the entry gates, the clipped boxwood, the exquisiteness of them all in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
Strolling through the Pacific Heights, San Francisco, neighborhood lined with beautiful old homes, one is inspired by the architecture and the design of ornate entrances.
The main attractions of Pacific Heights, San Francisco, are the stunning mansions and historic buildings. Pacific Heights was first developed as a neighborhood in the 1870s with a series of small Victorian homes. Many of these were lost during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and were later replaced with period homes. Even today, the neighborhood is characterized by its wealth of Victorian-style architecture.
Here are two historic homes that look similar but have different porch entrances.
Alcatraz Island is a small island in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. Here are views of Alcatraz from Pacific Heights.
Grassy hilltop parks, Lafayette and Alta Plaza, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, with benches provide sweeping views of the city and dramatic cloud formations.
Pacific Heights is a posh residential enclave known for its architecturally significant homes in San Francisco. A pair of grassy hilltop parks, Lafayette and Alta Plaza, and the Lyon Street Stairs provide sweeping views of the bay.
Colors on the boats and harbor at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco add to contrast to the clouds in the sky
Spectacular clouds over the bay viewed from San Francisco …..
A boat leaves Fisherman’s Wharf for a cruise around the bay in San Francisco and one returns after the trip
Posting some images from a short trip to San Francisco. The ever present sea lions and birds on the wharf with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. The sea lions camped out in PIER 39’s West Marina have been endearingly coined The PIER’s “Sea Lebrities!”
The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco rises above the fog. The Golden Gate Bridge has an influence in directing fog as it pushes up and pours down around the Bridge. The fog hugs the ground and then the warm, moist air condenses as it moves across the bay or land.
An artist paints the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland in California
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.
Posting a series of images of bridges across the country and the world.
The 1.7-mile-long Golden Gate Bridge, an icon of the San Francisco Bay region, connects the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California. At its completion in 1937, the suspension bridge was considered an engineering marvel—the longest main suspension bridge span in the world.
