Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, Burbank

Name: Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation
Address: Burbank, United States

#21 among attractions in Burbank

Memorial, Colonial revival architecture, Spanish colonial revival architecture

Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, Burbank

Facts and practical information

The Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation is in Los Angeles, California. The shrine is a 75-foot-tall structure of marble, mosaic, and sculpted figures and is the burial site for fifteen pioneers of aviation. Designed by Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr. and sculptor, Federico Augustino Giorgi, it was built in 1924 as the entrance to Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Aviation enthusiast James Gillette was impressed by the rotunda's close proximity to the airport and Lockheed Aircraft Company. He conceived a plan to use the structure as a shrine to aviation and worked to that end for two decades. It was dedicated in 1953 by aviation enthusiasts who wanted a final resting place for pilots, mechanics, and other pioneers of flight. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 34°11'25"N, 118°21'14"W

Address

Burbank (Northwest District)Burbank United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Burbank

Day trips

Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: California Institute of Abnormalarts, Burbank Town Center, Walt Disney Studios, Amelia Earheart.

1.8 miSW
Nightlife, Dancing
California Institute of Abnormalarts, Burbank
48 min walk • The California Institute of Abnormalarts - also written as the California Institute of Abnormal Arts and abbreviated as CIA - is a nightclub and sideshow museum located in North Hollywood, California.
2.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Burbank Town Center, Burbank
63 min walk • Burbank Town Center is a large shopping mall and complex that opened in August 1991 on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank, California, with three levels of interior shopping anchored by Macy's, Burlington, Sears, and ROUND1 Bowling & Amusement, with an open-air shopping plaza anchored by Office Depot.
2.8 miSE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Walt Disney Studios, Burbank
73 min walk • The Walt Disney Studios, located in Burbank, California, United States, serves as the corporate headquarters for The Walt Disney Company media conglomerate.
2.3 miSW
Memorial
Amelia Earheart, Burbank
58 min walk • The North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library, which was formerly known as the North Hollywood Branch Library, is a branch library in the Los Angeles Public Library system, located in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California.
2.2 miSW
Theater
ACME NoHo, Burbank
55 min walk • The ACME Comedy Theatre is a sketch comedy and improvisational theater located near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on La Brea near Wilshire's "Miracle Mile". ACME was started by M.D. Sweeney as "The Two Roads Theater" in Studio City in 1989 with Cynthia Szigeti. The players known as the Two Roads Players and later the Tujunga Group.
3.2 miSW
Theater
The Two Roads Theater, Burbank
82 min walk • The Two Roads Theater is a 60-seat black box theatre, with an elevated stage, located in Studio City, California at 4348 Tujunga Ave in the Little Tujunga Village neighborhood.
2.8 miE
Church
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank
71 min walk • St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church is a Catholic parish on North Fifth Street in Burbank, California. It includes a Catholic church, elementary school, and high school. Founded in 1907, it was one of the first Catholic churches in the San Fernando Valley. Known as Holy...
0.4 miW
Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
11 min walk • Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviation pioneers—barnstormers, daredevils and sundry architects of aviation.
2.7 miE
City hall
Burbank City Hall, Burbank
70 min walk • Burbank City Hall is the site of the municipal government of Burbank, California, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by architects William Allen and W.
1.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Martial Arts History Museum, Burbank
44 min walk • The Martial Arts History Museum is a museum in America devoted to the history of martial arts located in Burbank, California. It was created as an educational facility teaching young people and visitors about art, culture and tradition and how Asian history became part of American history through the martial arts.
2.8 miNE
Amphitheatre, Concerts and shows, Outdoor activities
Starlight Bowl, Burbank
71 min walk • The Starlight Bowl is an amphitheatre located in Burbank, California. Originally built in 1950, today it seats 3,000 in chairback seating and 2,000 more on the lawn for a total capacity of 5,000.