We took this daytrip excursion with the La Jolla Community
Center. They provided a small van
for a group of 8 of us.
The
Getty Center hilltop site in the Santa Monica Mountains has views of Los
Angeles that reach as far as the Pacific Ocean and the san Gabriel Mountains.
Visitors
arrive at a tram station and enter from a set of steps that lead to the main
rotunda building. Travertine
panels cover the walls of the buildings and many of the exterior surfaces are
made of glass allowing light to the galleries with shades that adjust the
light. There are five two story pavilions with numerous galleries showcasing
the large collections.
The J. Paul Getty Museum houses European
paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts and decorative
arts.
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| Monet |
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| Irises by Vincent Van Gogh |
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| Monet |
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| La promenade by Monet |
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| Before trial by Abraham Solomon |
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| After trial by Solomon |
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| Joseph turner |
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| French 18th century |
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| French 18th century |
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| Central garden |
Outside
there is a central garden, sculpture garden and a cactus garden.
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