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People are gazing the Tree of Hope and listening the jazz tunes. The floor made out of Tennessee pink marble, the walls are made of Colorado limestone.With the temporary skating rink and the huge christmas tree - and with part of the Dewey Column and the famous Westin St. Francis Hotel in the background.The sculpture, which is a a 40-foot high geodesic sphere, stands in the Hyatt Regency's atrium lobby. The lobby itself is also famous for its architecture, designed by John Portman: each successive floor streches further and further into the atrium. This makes the upper floors look like they are just floating over the atrium without any support. It's similar to the interior of the Hotel Luxor (a pyramid) in Las Vegas.The skyscrapers of the Embarcadero Center in the background.The Ceremonial Rotunda, where the wedding of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio was performed.…otherwise this is the equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar near the Civic Center. He was a Venezuelan military and political leader, who played a key role in Hispanic-Spahish America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.Manufactured by Vasöntöde és Gépgyár