United Nations Plaza is a 2.6-acre (1.1 ha) plaza located on the former alignments of Fulton and Leavenworth Streets—in the block bounded by Market, Hyde, McAllister, and 7th Street—in the Civic Center of San Francisco, California. It is located 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) east of City Hall and is connected to it by the Fulton Mall and Civic Center Plaza. Public transit access is provided by the BART and Muni Metro stops at the Civic Center/UN Plaza station, which has a station entrance within the plaza itself.
UN Plaza features the emblem of the United Nations and a view of San Francisco City Hall, looking west (2010)
Granite latitude and longitude inlays at UN Plaza (2013)
The plaza's obelisk in 2014
Heart-of-the-City farmer's market, view east along Fulton/UN Plaza towards Market (2016)
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Ernest Born (1898−1992) was an architect, designer, and artist based in California. He and his wife Esther Baum Born (1902−1987) collaborated on diverse projects in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1936 on. She was also a notable architectural photographer.
Glen Park BART Station, with natural light on the concourse and an abstract mural in marbles.