San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California. It is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers 7.5 acres in the Civic Center Historic District, and totals 7,500 seats among its venues.
Beaux-Arts style War Memorial Veterans Building and courtyard park, seen from Van Ness Avenue.
Image: San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Logo
War Memorial Opera House, venue in the SFWMPAC
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, venue in the SFWMPAC.
Civic Center, San Francisco
The Civic Center in San Francisco, California, is an area located a few blocks north of the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions. It has two large plazas and a number of buildings in classical architectural style. The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, the United Nations Charter was signed in the Veterans Building's Herbst Theatre in 1945, leading to the creation of the United Nations. It is also where the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco was signed. The San Francisco Civic Center was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1978.
Aerial view of Civic Center at dusk in 2016, facing north. San Francisco City Hall is featured in the center.
San Francisco Civic Center, looking west along UN Plaza to City Hall
Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.
270° panorama.