Clock tower
On the bay.
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A terminal for ferries across San Francisco Bay, a food hall and an office building on the Embarcadero waterfront, topped by a 75-metre clock tower with four dials, each 6.7 metres across, visible up Market Street, one of the city's main streets. It was designed in 1892 by the architect A. Page Brown in the Beaux-Arts style and completed in 1898, then the largest project the city had undertaken, and its tower was probably inspired by the Giralda in Seville. Its long, skylit nave has become a marketplace for local produce, bakeries, cafes and cheese and oil shops, a farmers' market is held outside several days a week, and ferries leave from its piers for the far side of the bay. Entry is free. The market has plenty of fruit, baked goods and seafood, so ask about ingredients if you need halal; market-day mornings or sunset over the bay and its bridge are the best times.
On the bay.
In the nave.
Across the bay.
Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street, San Francisco
Several days a week outside the building, and entry is free.
