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| The exterior |
We begun our 3rd day tour by paying a visit to the Walt Disney Concert Hall. |
| The Founder's Room |
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| The only painting in the whole hall |
The smooth Douglas fir columns and bright stainless steel curves that characterize Walt Disney Concert Hall is undisputedly an iconic building: it's one of the most recognizable concert halls in the world, thanks to Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. With its sleek, machine-inspired aesthetic working with the warm interior woods and floral patterns, the hall has pushed Los Angeles to the forefront of cultural destinations.
After touring the hall, we proceeded to the garden.
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| As you walk through the public garden, you’ll notice a wonderfully orchestrated fountain. Gehry designed "A Rose for Lilly" specifically as a tribute to the hall’s initial donor. Knowing that Lillian loved Royal Deft porcelain, Gehry and his team broke more than 200 vases and 8,000 tiles to create a mosaic for the fountain. Even with a team of eight artists working nearly seven days a week, it took more than four months to complete the fountain. Weighing about 15 tons, the fountain is the size of a large SUV. Look closely at the broken tiles. Gehry’s team of artists created individual "signature" tiles. Some of them are tributes to Gehry; others include an artist’s personal touch. |
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| The garden serves both as a public space and an urban oasis for Downtown LA. 45 trees represent six different varieties from Orchid Trees to Pink Trumpet Trees. All the trees come from Los Angeles and were installed using a 350-ton crane. The designers of the gardens scoured the city for the best trees, and often bought trees from private residences. The great views of the city represent Gehry’s dedication to the concert hall’s neighbors. Rather than towering over Downtown LA, the building sits modestly within the city. See if you can snag views of the Los Angeles Central Public Library, the Hollywood Sign and the San Gabriel Mountains to the north. |
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| Before leaving, we could help noticing this glass counter. After that, we went over to Little Tokyo LA. |
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| LA Little Tokyo Branch Public Library - the Manga Section |
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| Signifying USA-Japan friendship |
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