Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts ... The fire at the Villa was the closest flames had ever come to either building. But through it all, the institution made no evacuation ...

Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon ... and then we’d see them leave the building to go fight it,” Fleming said. “That was frightening.” The villa was still standing ...

“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation efforts throughout the year,” Fleming said. “Some trees and vegetation on site ...

The fast-moving wildfire has so far burned vegetation at the Pacific Palisades museum but not the building.

She explained that the building’s foundations were designed ... attention has been drawn to what the Getty Museum did to protect itself. For most people in the surrounding areas at the heart ...

As flames whip the Pacific Palisades, the storied Getty Villa museum has withstood the Los ... of Italian travertine stone was used in its construction. You must cross a plaza – nearly 200 ...

It is the worst fire event in L.A.’s history and has taken 24 lives. As part of the Getty Trust, the museum features European paintings, including Van Gogh’s Irises, and works by Rembrandt ...

Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork ... Everything from the construction materials to the landscaping was built with fire safety in mind. It safely withstood one test, in October ...

the building and collections have been unaffected (you can read more here about how the museum kept them safe). In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in ...

Building a Fireproof Structure Architect ... Flames from the Palisades Fire reach the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum on the Pacific Coast Highway on January 8. Picture: Getty Images via AFP ...