Editing Golden Gate Bridge (section)

==Aesthetics==
Aesthetics was the foremost reason that the first design of Joseph Strauss was rejected. Upon re-submission of his bridge construction plan, he added details, such as lighting, to outline the bridge's cables and towers.<ref>{{cite journal |author1 =Rodriguez, Joseph A. |year=2000 |title=Planning |author2 =Urban Rivalry in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s |journal=Journal of Planning Education and Research |volume=20 |pages=66–76 |doi=10.1177/073945600128992609|s2cid=143841247 }}</ref> In 1999, it was ranked fifth on the ''[[List of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA|List of America's Favorite Architecture]]'' by the [[American Institute of Architects]].

The color of the bridge is officially an orange [[vermilion]] called ''[[international orange]]''.<ref name="orangePaint">{{cite web |url=http://goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBIntOrngPaint.php |title=Golden Gate Bridge: Construction Data |publisher=Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |access-date=August 20, 2007 |archive-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822071258/http://www.goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBIntOrngPaint.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ergallr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a_xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974%2C3253216 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Price |first=Lyle W. |title=Golden Gate holds allure for painters |date=December 15, 1965 |page=4B}}</ref> The color was selected by consulting architect Irving Morrow<ref>{{cite news |last=Stamberg |first=Susan |title=The Golden Gate Bridge's Accidental Color |newspaper=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135150942/the-golden-gate-bridges-accidental-color |publisher=NPR |access-date=April 27, 2011}}</ref> because it complements the natural surroundings and enhances the bridge's visibility in fog.<ref name="StClair">{{Cite book|title=The Secret Lives of Colour|last=St. Clair|first=Kassia|publisher=John Murray|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4736-3081-9|location=London|page=94|oclc=936144129}}</ref>

The bridge was originally painted with [[red lead]] primer and a lead-based topcoat, which was touched up as required. In the mid-1960s, a program was started to improve corrosion protection by stripping the original paint and repainting the bridge with [[Hemimorphite|zinc silicate]] primer and [[Polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] topcoats.<ref name="goldengatebridge facts" /><ref name="orangePaint" /> Since 1990, [[Acrylic paint|acrylic]] topcoats have been used instead for air-quality reasons. The program was completed in 1995 and it is now maintained by 38 painters who touch up the paintwork where it becomes seriously corroded.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |url=http://goldengatebridge.org/research/facts.php#IronworkersPainters |title=Golden Gate Bridge: Construction Data: How Many Ironworkers and Painters Maintain the Golden Gate Bridge? |publisher=Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |access-date=April 13, 2006 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810050111/http://goldengatebridge.org/research/facts.php#IronworkersPainters |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The ongoing maintenance task of painting the bridge is continuous.<ref name="PaintBridgeGGBHTD">{{cite web |url= http://goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBIntOrngPaint.php |title= Painting the Bridge |author= Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |date= 2018 |work= goldengatebridge.org |access-date= November 24, 2019 |quote= The Bridge is painted continuously. Painting the Bridge is an ongoing task and a primary maintenance job. |author-link= Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |archive-date= August 22, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110822071258/http://www.goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBIntOrngPaint.php |url-status= dead }}</ref>
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File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg|A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands on a foggy morning at sunrise
File:Golden Gate Bridge tower views 01.jpg|View of Marin from the south tower
File:Golden Gate Bridge tower views 18.jpg|Top of the south tower
File:Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Point.jpg|Golden Gate Bridge seen from Fort Point
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