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The Griffith Park Observatory is a functioning observatory and popular tourist attraction located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park.
The observatory features the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, The Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon, high-quality public telescopes, exhibit areas, a gift and book store and cafe operated by Wolfgang Puck.
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- Located 1,134 feet above sea level on Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park
- Named after Col. Griffith J. Griffith
- Conceptualized by Russell W. Porter
- Architect: John C. Austin
- Construction began June 20, 1933
- Opened to the public May 14, 1935
- Director: Dr. E. C. Krupp (1974-present)
- 2002: Closed for renovations
- 2006: Reopened
- 2007: Wildfire came close to damaging the observatory CNN: Firefighters get L.A. blaze under control (May 10, 2007)
- Was featured prominently in the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause
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At the Griffith Park Observatory http://twitpic.com/p1vi6
@shelbygrapes | November 11, 2009 12:15 AM -
continuing the Disney marathon and watching Beauty and the Beast then going on a hike in Griffith Park Observatory
@amorley | November 10, 2009 10:58 PM -
New post of me hanging out on the top story of the Griffith Park Observatory. Fear of heights be damned! http://www.runawaygallery.com/
@RunawayGallery | November 09, 2009 04:40 PM -
http://twitpic.com/outbm Griffith Park Observatory at night. This is where James Dean had the knife fight in Rebel Without A Cause.
@TheDebauchee | November 09, 2009 05:49 AM -
At Griffith Park Observatory for the first time after living in LA for 4 years. Damn this place is beautiful!!
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View All Griffith Park Observatory Questions (547) | Ask a QuestionDoes the Vatican have a space observatory? (1 Answer)I think you are asking about the Vatican Observatory. It's one of the oldest astronomical observatories in existence. They have had it so long for the same reason many ancient ... read moreWhich is more interesting, Central Park or Adirondack Park? (2 Answers)I have to go with Adirondack for sheer scope . . . "Spanning six million acres, the Adirondack Park is a green island of mixed forests, rugged mountains, lakes, bogs, ... read moreCan I park in a handicap parking spot? (3 Answers)I would say no, although you might be able to talk your way out of a ticket in court if you show that you got one and when you were ... read more
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