The Getty Museum

Conde Nast Traveler recently named twelve iconic architects and their most iconic buildings. Of the list of twelve buildings, I have seen three.

I visited one of the three, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, in December, 2001. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Not a single photo could capture the essence of the place. But this photo is my favorite, though it only shows a slice of the building.

The museum is high in the hills and you take a train from the parking lot to get to the museum and gardens. The Getty is almost more about the gardens than it is about the art. In fact, I didn't look at one piece of art inside. We just enjoyed the beautiful outdoor surroundings on a warm, late December day.

Architect Richard Meier also designed Avery Fisher Hall and the Museum of Television and Radio, both in New York.