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Getty Center

The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, US, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16, 1997, and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain people mover.

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1997

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States

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Getty Center in Los Angeles, United States

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Art museum in Los Angeles, California

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Richard Meier

Born 1934 · New York, New York, United States

Role: lead architect

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Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museu…

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Richard Meier & Partners Architects

practice · New York, New York, United States

Role: designer

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