View of the Griffith Park observatory and planetarium with the Astronomers Monument, designed by Archibald Garner. Several people are on the walks, coming and going to the planetarium (the central section of the building). The domes on the left and the right ends of the building contain the triple-beam solar telescope and the 12-inch Zeiss Refracting Telescope respectively. The view is from the north. Built in 1935 in the Classical Moderne style. Architects: John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley.
Griffith Observatory Public Works of Art Project (U.S.) Observatories--California--Los Angeles Astronomers--Statues--California--Los Angeles Sculpture--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Mountains--California, Southern Works Progress Administration Collection photographs Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963 Ashley, Frederick M Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.) Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Garner, Archibald
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