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  • Henri Crenier’s Telamones

    Civic Center San Francisco City Hall These telamones by Henri Crenier have always taken my breath away.  They sit on the Van Ness side of City Hall. Telamones (plural) or Telamon are sculptured male human figures used in place of columns to support an entablature.  They are also called Atlantes (plural) or Atlas.  They are…