- 600 Montgomery St
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37.795486, -122.40235 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Transamerica Redwood park. Closed on weekend, no need to come inside the park
- What tool is hanging on the redwood tree closest to the park north entrance?
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камера; фонарь; camera; flashlight
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Historical background
Constructed in 1972, the Transamerica Building is one of the most recognized shapes in the city skyline, and was the tallest building in the city until Salesforce tower was built in 2018. The trees in the redwood grove were transplanted here from the woodlands around Santa Cruz, and continue to gain height each year. The tallest tree in this forest was 350 feet in 2017. Coast Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world, so who knows, maybe one day these trees will be higher than the newest leader, Salesforce Tower!
If you were standing here in the early 1800s, the water would have been lapping at your feet. The site where the pyramid sits is essentially the former waterfront line before the shallow Yerba Buena Cove was filled in to accommodate the popularity surge during the gold rush.
Present in routes of categories Lion-Mini, Lion, Griffin
Passed by: 18/32 (56%).
By categories:
- Griffin: 1/4 (25%)
- Lion: 13/21 (62%)
- Lion-Mini: 4/7 (57%)