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Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California, on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park.It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park includes popular attractions such as the Los Angeles Zoo , the Autry Museum of the American West , the Griffith Observatory , and the Hollywood Sign .
The Astronomers Monument in front of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California is a New Deal artwork created under the auspices of the Public Works of Art Project. The large outdoor concrete sculpture honors the work of six great astronomers and is a Griffith Park landmark in its own right.
The original owner of the property was industrialist Griffith J. Griffith, who gifted the city of Los Angeles with 3,000 acres of land back in the 1880s. He raised ostriches on the property, and ...
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The landmark Griffith Observatory, a popular tourist attraction in the hills overlooking Los Angeles, was evacuated on Tuesday due to a brush fire near the ...
The park is currently located in Anaheim, California, but its birthplace is actually just an hour's drive north in Hollywood, California. Hollywood Secrets: Griffith Park is actually considered ...
Mount Lee is a popular hiking area within the Griffith Park. Orientation maps are located at the entrance to the parking lot near Griffith Observatory . A service road leads from the observatory to numerous hiking routs on and around Mount Lee; however, the immediate area where the Hollywood Sign is located is closed to the public since the ...
Griffith Observatory: November 17, 1976: 2500 E. Observatory Rd. Griffith Park: The John C. Austin and F. M. Ashley designed observatory gives access to the public for cosmic discoveries of astronomy and modern science. It is an example of the Art Deco design.