Griffith Observatory Rotunda Art - Black and White Rendition Wood Print

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Murals in the central rotunda of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. This is a black and white (monochrome) rendition of the color picture that I posted recently entitled 'Griffith Observatory Ceiling Art' (see my Los Angeles gallery).

This is a wider angle view of the art I posted recently entitled 'Griffith Observatory Ceiling Art - Black and White Rendition' (see my Los Angeles gallery).

The ceiling mural shown here is surrounded by eight large rectangular wall murals, of which only five are captured in this photo (I was limited by the camera lens used). The ceiling mural portrays classical celestial mythology with a depiction of Atlas, the four winds, the planets as gods, and the twelve constellations of the zodiac. The surrounding rectangular wall murals show panels on astronomy, aeronautics, navigation, civil engineering, metallurgy, electricity, time, geology, biology, mathematics and physics.

The Griffith Observatory is a Los Angeles icon, and a fre...

Welcome! I hope you find peace, harmony and tranquility here, and feel rejuvenated by my perspective of our world. Just grab a cup of tea, pull a comfy chair and enjoy the photos! My work has been featured in nature books, calendars, wildlife display panels, hospital corridors and people's homes. My interests include wildflowers, garden scenes, landscapes, nature, wildlife, nature habitats, travel/culture, street scenes, spiritual/religious scenes, abstracts, Americana, architecture, science and technology.