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■City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, between Van Ness Ave, McAllister St, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, and Grove St, Phone: +1 415 554-4933, City.Hall.Building.Management@sfgov.org, Fax: +1 415 554-4936, http://www.ci.sf. ca.us/site/cityhall_index.asp?id=4354, Hours: Brochures are available for visitors to take a self-guided tour: M-F 8AM8PM Docent led tours: M–F 10AM, noon, 2PM. Designed by Arthur Brown Jr., and opened in 1915, the architecture of the building was heavily influenced by the “City Beautiful Movement,” which in turn reflected the American Renaissance style of the time. Its “Beaux-Arts” dome (the fifth largest in the world) was modeled after that of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy. The building itself is huge, 393 feet long, by 273 feet wide, and 307 feet high — occupying a full two