San Francisco City Hall: The People's Palace

🏛️ Architectural Grandeur Modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica, this 1915 Beaux-Arts masterpiece rises 307 feet with: A gold-leaf dome larger than the U.S. Capitol’s Marble staircases where Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio (1954) 💍 🌟 Historic Moments 1978: Harvey Milk’s memorial flooded these steps with candlelight 🕯️ 2004: First same-sex weddings in U.S. history (Mayor Newsom’s bold move) 🌈 💎 Hidden Treasures 1️⃣ Rotunda Whisper Gallery Stand 100 feet apart and hear secrets—the dome’s perfect acoustics 2️⃣ Board of Supervisors Chamber The "Green Room" ceiling hides 24-karat gold stars ✨ 3️⃣ Mayor’s Balcony Rarely-opened spot with tower-to-bay views Local Lore: "The basement holds Prohibition-era tunnels—some say bootleggers still haunt them!" 🥃👻 #San Francisco City Hall #SF