San Diego's pride - Balboa Park Wood Print

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© Christine Till
Twelve-hundred-acre Balboa Park, located just northeast of downtown, is San Diego's pride. Established in 1868 and largely developed for two expositions - the 1915-16 Panama-California and the 1935-36 California Pacific International - it remains a thriving component of the city, with museums, gardens, unique shopping, and the San Diego Zoo at its heart.

The California Tower and the dome of the California Building in Balboa Park are both decorated in inlaid blue, green, gold, black, and white ceramic tiles. The tower is part of the San Diego Museum of Man. The design of the facade of the California Building is taken from that of the Cathedral of Mexico in Mexico City. The California Tower rises 200 feet. At its top is a weather vane in the shape of a Spanish ship similar to Cabrillo's. Inside the tower, a 100-bell symphonic carillon plays the standard Westminster chimes every quarter hour and a five minute recital at noon. The bells are operated from two k...

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