Getty Center in LA

Today I went to the Getty Center in LA with some friends I met at JPL and Caltech. It was about 45 minutes from Pasadena. This place was really cool. I was seriously having flashbacks from my Art 100 class I took last summer. We parked down in a garage then took the tram up to the center. The tram had a great view of the Bel Air mountainside and native California trees.
The architecture of the Getty Center was amazing. The architect, Richard Meier had a theme of square things and white buildings. The white tiles and blocks made the center seem very bright and I forgot my sunglasses! Trees were all trimmed square and planted very symmetrical and uniform. From all around the center you could see the LA skyline and from the balcony's you could see most of the city through the haze.
There were several gardens at the Center, a cactus garden and the main Central Garden. The Central Garden had brilliant colors and a cool waterfall. Inside the center were several art displays. I wasn't too excited about the photography displays but the sculpture and oil/tempera paintings were definitely my favorite. There was also a special display called Imagining Christ traveling through, it had several early Christian books and hymnals with interesting paintings and designs in them. I couldn't take many pictures inside the gallery because cameras were not allowed.

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