The Griffith Observatory is an astronomy research facility that is open to the public. It sits about 1,334 feet above sea level on a mountain overlooking Los Angeles. John C. Austin was the architect for this project, completing it in 1935; it’s a major attraction in the city of Los Angeles. I’ve always admired this building; growing up in Los Angeles, it would stand out on the mountain top. My family would always find a time in the month to go up the trail to it. They would have telescope stations sitting out, and on particular days you could see planets like Venus or Jupiter in midday. This influenced me to look into astronomy.