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The Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA, is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The museum's permanent collection includes pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photographs.
The Center, which opened in 1997, is also well known for its architecture, gardens, and views (overlooking Los Angeles).
The architect Richard Meier has exploited the two naturally occurring ridges by overlaying two grids along these axes. Along one axis lie the galleries and along the other axis lie the administrative buildings.
The buildings at the Getty Center are made from concrete and steel with either travertine or aluminium cladding.
Throughout the campus, numerous fountains provide white noise as a background.
The north promontory is anchored by a circular grass area which serves as a heliport in case of emergencies, and the south promontory is anchored by a succulent plant and cactus garden.
An automated three-car tram takes passengers to and from the museum.
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