San Francisco - view from the bay - This is a picture of the San Francisco shoreline taken from the bay. We were on a ferry boat in the spring of 2007. This picture has many building in it that are famous landmarks in San Francisco, including the Transamerica Pyramid (pointy-topped one in middle of photo - 853 ft. high) & the Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill (smaller cylindrical building to the left side) which is 210 foot high!