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The Getty Museum is another spot in Los Angeles that has interesting architecture. It is built on top of a hill in the Santa Monica hills alongside the dreaded "405" freeway.  The site provides a sweeping 180 degree view of the Los Angeles basin and is accessed via an automated tram.

The main entrance to the site is through this round building:

The inside is bright with large window/doors that open to the main courtyard of the museum.  It is hard to explain but the circular structure is just filled with light:

Here's a black and white shot from a different perspective:

And a picture taken by standing in the middle of the "circle" and looking upwards ... more windows and a skylight:

And speaking of looking up, an image of a stairwell on the outside of  one of the other buildings:

For some reason or another, I've always been drawn to photographing windows.  I'm sure a psychologist could figure out a good reason for my attraction... but let's not go there! :)  This window caught at the Getty caught my attention:

My favorite shot of this visit though was this last image.  It came out of the camera looking this way ... almost like an architectural drawing.  It is a series of rectangles all stacked inside large rectangle.  I stopped counting when I reached 50 and I had not gotten beyond the orange colored stone wall!  

That's it for today.  As always, I hope you enjoy the images and I look forward to your comments.

Adam