Griffith Observatory

Summary

Griffith Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles^[3].
• Griffith Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• Griffith Observatory's image is recorded as Griffith Observatory on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park (LC-DIG-highsm- 22255).tif^[5].
• Griffith Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Griffith Observatory's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Griffith Observatory's architect is recorded as John C. Austin^[8].
• Griffith J. Griffith is named after Griffith Observatory^[9].
• Griffith Observatory's architectural style is recorded as Art Deco^[10].
• Griffith Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115478494^[11].
• Griffith Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155404578^[12].
• Griffith Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155404578^[13].
• Griffith Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84221876^[14].
• Griffith Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Griffith Observatory^[15].
• Griffith Observatory's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20009360^[16].
• Griffith Observatory's has part is recorded as Zeiss telescope^[17].
• +1935-05-14T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Griffith Observatory^[18].
• Griffith Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.118561111111, 'lon': -118.30036944444}^[19].
• Griffith Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_4ml^[20].
• Griffith Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 680^[21].
• Griffith Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.griffithobservatory.org^[22].
• Griffith Observatory's director / manager is recorded as Ed Krupp^[23].
• Griffith Observatory's present in work is recorded as Future's End, Part II^[24].
• Griffith Observatory's present in work is recorded as Future's End, Part I^[25].
• Griffith Observatory's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5354331^[26].
• Griffith Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as +1935-05-14T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Founding

+1935-05-14T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Griffith Observatory^[18].

Leadership

Griffith Observatory's director / manager is recorded as Ed Krupp^[23].

Why It Matters

Griffith Observatory ranks in the top 1% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]