California Academy of Science aerial view. View from north. In the background is UCSF and the Sutro Tower‹›
California Academy of Sciences building

Renzo Piano

Aerial · San Francisco, United States · 2008

Photo: Alfred Twu · 2021-09-21 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 4536×3048

California Academy of Science aerial view. View from north. In the background is UCSF and the Sutro Tower

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