Griffith Observatory

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cultural landmark planetarium public observatory tourist attraction

Griffith Observatory is a famous public observatory and planetarium in Los Angeles known for its panoramic city views, iconic Art Deco architecture, and accessible astronomy exhibits.

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Griffith Park Observatory area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landmark ⓘ
planetarium ⓘ
public observatory ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
admissionPolicy free general admission to building and grounds ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
chargesFor planetarium shows tickets ⓘ
city Los Angeles ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation about 1,134 feet above sea level ⓘ
featuredInFilm La La Land ⓘ
Rebel Without a Cause ⓘ
Terminator ⓘ
founder Griffith J. Griffith ⓘ
hasExhibit astronomy exhibits ⓘ
space science exhibits ⓘ
hasFacility exhibit halls ⓘ
planetarium theater ⓘ
public telescopes ⓘ
hasFunction public outreach in astronomy ⓘ
science education ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Hollywood Sign ⓘ
hasView Downtown Los Angeles skyline ⓘ
Los Angeles Basin ⓘ
Pacific Ocean (distant view, weather permitting) ⓘ
hasWebsite https://griffithobservatory.org/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ
inception 1935 ⓘ
knownFor panoramic views of Los Angeles ⓘ
planetarium shows ⓘ
public astronomy exhibits ⓘ
public telescopes ⓘ
role in popular culture and films ⓘ
views of the Hollywood Sign ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Griffith Park ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter Griffith J. Griffith ⓘ
opened May 14, 1935 ⓘ
operator Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
surface form: City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
ownedBy Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: City of Los Angeles
partOf Griffith Park ⓘ
publicTransit DASH Observatory bus ⓘ
reopenedAfterRenovation November 3, 2006 ⓘ
underwentRenovation 2002–2006 ⓘ

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DASH Observatory bus → connects → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Griffith Park → hasAttraction → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Central Los Angeles → hasLandmark → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Central Los Angeles → hasLandmark → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Griffith Park Observatory area
Los Angeles → hasLandmark → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Los Angeles County → hasLandmark → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Mount Hollywood → hasViewOf → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Mount Lee → isWestOf → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Griffith J. Griffith → legacy → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Greek Theatre → near → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Hollywood Sign → near → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
Mount Hollywood → near → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
John C. Austin → notableWork → Griffith Observatory ⓘ
DASH Observatory bus → serves → Griffith Observatory ⓘ