The Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown LA.
Downtown LA towers
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Downtown architectural tour
The Getty organised a whole day tour of downtown today, complete with expert architectural guide. The diversity of buildings is amazing from a late 19th century church to a hole in the ground which is just beginning to be developed into a new art gallery. Highlights of the tour for me were the Union Station, Biltmore Hotel, new Catholic Cathedral and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This last building was designed by Frank Gehry and is extremely beautiful, in a 'metal wrapped around weird shapes' way.
Downtown is a wonderful mixture of uses, peoples and vistas. Well worth visiting, especially for Grand Central Market with its mix of cheap and tasty food stalls.
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