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Urban Light

Chris Brignola cjbrignola · CC0

Artwork

Urban Light

About 30mEasyBest at night

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Urban Light is a captivating installation of 202 restored cast iron street lamps that create a mesmerizing glow, ideal for evening strolls. The art piece is a fusion of history and modern aesthetics, drawing visitors to experience its enchanting atmosphere.

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What it's like

Visitor experience

Outdoor

Time sensitivity

Best season: summer

Trip-planning (estimated)

Crowdedness: high

Photo & social

Instagram-worthy

Road-trip relevance

Destination attraction

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Step-free accessYes

Where it is

From the centre of Los Angeles7 miStraight-line distance between mapped points.

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On the map

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Facts

Founded or opened2008

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AreaYes

Artist nameChris Burden

Artwork typeInstallation

Opened2008

From Wikipedia

Urban Light (2008) is a large-scale assemblage sculpture by Chris Burden located at the Wilshire Boulevard entrance to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The 2008 installation consists of restored street lamps from the 1920s and 1930s. Most of them once lit the streets of Southern California.

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Names, place details, opening times and addresses © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Photo: Giant white pillars (Unsplash) by Chris Brignola cjbrignola, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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