Fort Point, known historically as the Castillo de San Joaquín is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the g
Fort Point beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Model of the Castillo de San Joaquín, built by the Spanish in 1794.
Fort Point in 1934, with the Golden Gate Bridge under construction
View from under bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. The structure links Sa
Fort Point National Historic Site
…Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed. The site was originally fortified by the Spanish in 1794 as a complementary defense outpost to the Presidio of San Francisco. The…
View from the Presidio of San Francisco, 2017
South tower seen from walkway, with Art Deco elements
Below Golden Gate Bridge
Panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset, as seen from just north of Alcatraz Island