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USA > Los Angeles > J. Paul Getty Museum > Architecture and Gardens Architecture and Gardens Architecture and Gardens Section 1 on 1 J. Paul Getty Museum Outdoor Architecture 1997 Artist : Richard Meïer Robert Irwin Area related : Los Angeles Open daily excepted monday Nocturne friday and saturday The Getty Center sits on a hilltop in the Santa Monica Mountains, just off the San Diego Freeway. Inspired by the relationship between the surrounding elements, architect Richard Meier designed the complex to highlight both nature and culture. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists type periods Description    The stone—1.2 million square feet of it—is one of the most remarkable elements of the complex. This beige-colored, cleft-cut, textured, fossilized travertine catches the bright Southern California light, reflecting sharply during morning hours, and emitting a honeyed warmth in the afternoon. Site's content     Irwin Robert (born in 1928) Central Garden Jardin 1997 Richard Meïer (born in 1934) Lower Tram Station Station 1997 Upper Tram Station Station 1997 Museum Entrance Hall Musée 1997 West Pavilion Museum 1997 South Pavilion Museum 1997 North Pavilion Museum 1997 Exibitions Pavilion Museum 1997 Research Institute Musée 1997 Terrace Musée 1997 South Promontory Jardin de cactus Garden 1997 Restaurant and Cafe Building Restauration 1997 Pond Bassin 1997 Fountain Fontaine 1997 Fountain Fontaine 1997 xyz Tram Tramway 1997 More pictures      See all the pictures (16) The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda J. Paul Getty Museum European Painting Dutch and Flemish Paintings 1625-1725 (16) European Paintings 1400-1500 (13) European Paintings 1600-1700 (16) European Paintings 1600-1800 (14) European Paintings 1700-1800 (12) European Paintings 1700-1800 (11) European Paintings 1700-1800 (8) European Paintings 1700-1800 (7) European Paintings 1800-1850 (17) European Paintings 1840-1880 (11) European Paintings 1850-1900 (10) European Paintings 1860-1900 (17) French and Flemish Paintings 1600-1700 (18) Italian Paintings 1300-1400 (19) Italian Paintings 1500-1600 (20) Italian Paintings 1500-1600 (12) Northern European Paintings (9) Rembrandt and his Circle (15) Symbolist Art (10) Outdoor Architecture Architecture and Gardens (16)