Photo: Getty Villa Outer Peristyle

The Getty Villa is modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, a Roman country house buried by the Mt. Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. Getty brought his vision of what it may have looked like to life along Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California. This section, the outer peristyle, features this this amazing reflecting pool. The entire villa is designed around fountains, gardens and art and was recently reopened to the public.