Open late nearly every evening, Griffith Observatory's audience is “the general public,” and it is one of the rare places where you will see people from every part of the region and from all parts of the world.įulfilling the Observatory’s goal of “visitor as observer,” free public telescope viewing is available each evening skies are clear and the building is open. Since opening, the Observatory has welcomed over 76 million visitors. dedicated to public science and possessed the third planetarium in the U.S. When it opened in 1935, it was one of the first institutions in the U.S. Upon completion of construction in 1935, the Observatory was given to the City of Los Angeles with the provision that it be operated for the public with no admission charge. Griffith (who donated the land for Griffith Park in 1896), who specified the purpose, features, and location of the building in his 1919 will. It was constructed with funds from the bequest of Griffith J. Griffith Observatory is a unique hybrid of public observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space. The Observatory is one of the most popular informal education facilities in the United States and the most-visited public observatory in the world (with over one million visitors a year). Griffith Observatory is a free-admission, public facility owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks in the middle of an urban metropolis of ten million people. The Observatory is the best vantage point for observing the world-famous Hollywood Sign. It is 1,134 feet above sea level and is visible from many parts of the Los Angeles basin. The Observatory is located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, just above the Los Feliz neighborhood. Two water-dumping helicopters were deployed to put out hotspots, video shows.Griffith Observatory is an icon of Los Angeles, a national leader in public astronomy, a beloved civic gathering place, and one of southern California's most popular attractions. A helicopter dumps a water drop over a brush fire near Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on May 17, 2022. No homes have been evacuated,” the fire department said in a statement. “Griffith Observatory has now been evacuated and Park Rangers are assisting with public safety by keeping hikers from entering the nearby trails. Staff were evacuated as the fire began rapidly spreading. Video from the scene shows flames and smoke rising near the observatory, which was built in 1933. “Nearly all active flame has been eliminated and forward progress stopped after one hour and twelve minutes,” the fire department said. the fire spread to about 6 acres, but it was quickly contained by roughly 100 firefighters who responded to the scene.
local time and was initially confined to a small 50-by-100 foot area in the 2600 block of North Nottingham Avenue, LA fire officials told CBS.īy 4 p.m. Newsom’s state has replaced Florida as the butt of America’s jokesĭozens rescued from devastating mudslide in Southern Californiaĭevastating images of the California wildfiresĬalifornia fires destroy structures, force residents to fleeĪ brush fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of the iconic Griffith Observatory before scores of firefighters contained the blaze.Ī suspected arsonist was detained by police, although he has not been arrested, LAPD told CBS.
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