San Francisco, United States

Many modern tourists associate the city of San Francisco in the state of California with magnificent skyscrapers, expensive hotels and restaurants, as well as huge shopping centers. Only a few know how magical and picturesque the historic district of San Francisco is. Its main decorations are chic villas, whose facades are painted in bright colors.

The historical district of the city is located in the picturesque hilly area. Here, visitors can see beautiful monuments of the Victorian era, walk through quiet old streets and admire the panorama of the city from a height. Alamo Square is considered one of the most interesting areas of the city for walks. Here you can see wonderfully beautiful old villas, which belong to the richest city dwellers. The architecture complex has its own name - 'Painted ladies'.

The history of the construction of Victorian mansions is very interesting and coincides with the era of the Gold Rush. In a few years the population of the city has increased several times. At the turn of the 19th century, more than 48000 beautifully coloured villas were built in less than 50 years in San Francisco. A significant part of them were destroyed during the earthquake in 1906, but some houses remained unscathed and today they continue to please citizens and visitors of the city with their fabulous appearance. The founder of the tradition of painting the facades of houses in bright colors is an artist Butch Kardum. In 1963, he painted one of the houses. The artist liked the work of the local residents so that soon the block of Alamo Square shone with all the colours of the rainbow. Next - Guanajuato