28 LANDMARKS AND MUSEUMS / SANTA MONICA PIER, SANTA MONICA
Looff Hippodrome (Santa Monica Pier carousel)
A Byzantine-Moorish carousel barn standing over the Pacific. One of the few surviving amusement buildings from the pier's early days, the Hippodrome is a National Historic Landmark that still spins a carousel.
The facts
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| Where | 276 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica |
|---|---|
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect or builder | Charles and Arthur Looff |
| Kind | Landmarks and museums |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 7.7 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 34.0101, -118.4954 |
What the sources say
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- It was built in 1916 by Charles and Arthur Looff.
Looff, Charles & Arthur
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Its style mixes Byzantine, Moorish and Californian elements.
Mixture of Byzantine, Moorish, and Californian
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, and scenes of The Sting were filmed inside.
scenes were filmed therein for the 1973 film, The Sting
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Looff Hippodrome (Santa Monica Pier carousel). elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/looff-hippodrome/
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