The Golden Gate: San Francisco's Celebrated Bridge

This book has some of the best photos of the bridge in all its glory. Plus the background info was very helpful. It brought back memories of my childhood in San Francisco and visiting some of the places shown in the photos.

This is a VERY nice book! It has mostly color photos in it, along with different things people have said about the bridge. The book simply didn't have all the facts about the bridge that I thought it would, but that's okay--it is still a good book. I can sure understand why others like this book--the photos are very nice to look at. One of the Wonders of the Modern World. Below are some facts about the bridge.*Material: Steel*Design: Suspension, truss arch, and truss causeways*Crosses: Golden Gate*Carries: Six lanes of US 101 and SR 1, bicycles, and pedestrians*Location: San Francisco and Marin County, California*Clearance below: 220 feet*Height: 746 feet*Width: 90 feet*Longest span: 4,200 feet*Side spans: 1,125 feet*Bridge length: 6,450 feet*Total length: 8,981 feet*Designer: Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis

This is truly a gorgeous book. In addition to the outstanding photography -- not surprising coming from a photographer of Morton Beebe's caliber -- the book is fantastic to hold and enjoy with well-styled pages and bright, vibrant images that capture not only the beauty and grandeur of one of the world's greatest bridges, but also its amazing setting.In terms of the book itself, the trend appears to be moving away from large, heavy tomes to smaller, more comfortable formats, such as this one. Unexpectedly, I find myself preferring these new, smaller books. In the case of The Golden Gate, fortunately, nothing has been lost -- in fact, the pictures appear brighter and sharper than comparable photo books I've seen and owned.All in all, this is a beautiful book that I've been reading and scanning and rereading as the big anniversary of the bridge approaches. I'm also getting a few extra copies as gifts for friends and clients. Highly recommended.

This book was a little smaller than I expected for a coffee table book but I should have looked at the dimensions so that was definitely my fault. Very nice pictures though. My Amish friend loved it and that's the only thing that was important. He loves learning everything he can about he Golden Gate Bridge. It was definitely a good value.

beautiful book

Excellent pictures but I wish that the book would have been bigger. The smaller format doesn't do the photos justice.

Wonderful book full of information on the "World's Most Famous Bridge". The photos are outstanding. What a great way to honor such an amazing structure on her 75th Birthday!

Heads up - this book is 6 x 6 inches - Ok for a midget coffee table..