The Historian · Zoe · Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory
Read Griffith's biography before you visit. A millionaire who shot his wife gave Los Angeles its most democratic civic institution. That irony is built into every brick.
Built 1935 with Griffith J. Griffith's bequest — a convicted felon whose gift to the city produced one of its finest civic monuments. The copper domes are original.
— Zoe, The Historian
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