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April 2009

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 – Heavenly Science

Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory

On a hot day, the dark and cool Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory is the place to be, as the Hugo Ballin murals from 1934-35 have been restored. The ceiling mural is classical celestial mythology – images of Atlas, the four winds, the planets as gods, and the twelve constellations of the zodiac. The eight rectangular wall murals are the "Advancement of Science" – panels on astronomy, aeronautics, navigation, civil engineering, metallurgy and electricity, time, geology and biology, and mathematics and physics. It's a trip.

Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory
Hugo Ballin mural, Central Rotunda of the Griffith Park Observatory

Outside the fronts door, more restraint –

Frieze, Griffith Park Observatory
Frieze, Griffith Park Observatory

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto.  The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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