Shangri La
Shangri La is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cromwell's Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is housed in the former home of Doris Duke near Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is owned and operated as a public museum of the arts and cultures of the Islamic world by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA), a branch of the Doris Duke Foundation. Guided tours depart from the Honolulu Museum of Art, which operates the tours in cooperation with DDFIA. Shangri La was built between 1936 and 1938 after Duke's honeymoon, which took her through the Islamic world. Her travels in Egypt, India, and the Middle East inspired her to design a home that reflected the beauty, diversity, and craftsmanship of Islamic art and architecture. Her experiences in North Africa and South and Southeast Asia also shaped her vision of combining Islamic design with the natural landscape of Hawaiʻi. For nearly 60 years, Duke commissioned and collected artworks for the space, eventually forming a collection of over 4,000 objects. The structure was designed by Marion Sims Wyeth, and Duke personally collaborated with artisans to incorporate Moroccan ceilings, Persian tilework, and Mughal-style gardens into the home's design. Over time, she expanded her collection to nearly 4,500 works, especially ceramics, wood, glass, and textiles from 1600 to 1940. An artistic reflection of Shangri La's construction appears in Kiana Davenport's novel Song of the Exile. In 2002, the building opened to the public as the Shangri La Museum for Islamic Art, Design & Culture. It remains the only US museum dedicated exclusively to Islamic art, and fulfills Duke's wish that Shangri La be open to students, scholars, and others interested in the appreciation and study of Islamic art.
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Dates from 2002.
Wikidata Q7488597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Ruger Mini Park: 0.2 mi
- Puu Panani Park: 0.6 mi
- Diamond Head Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park: 0.8 mi
- Kilauea District Park: 0.9 mi
- Operation Red Wings Monument: 0.2 mi
- Amelia Earhart Monument: 0.6 mi
- Tunnel 407: 0.7 mi
- Birkhimer State Emergency Operations Center: 0.7 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 0.9 mi
- KCC Farmers’ Market: 1.0 mi
- Flamingo: 1.7 mi
- Zebra: 1.7 mi
- Rhino: 1.7 mi
- Kudu: 1.7 mi
- Diamond Head: 1.1 mi
- Kaimukī: 1.5 mi
- Waahila: 3.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.8 mi
- Round Top: 4.3 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.0 mi
- Banyan Tree Garden: 2.4 mi
- Moiliili Japanese Cemetery Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Maile Garden: 3.0 mi
- Luau Garden: 3.0 mi
- Cromwell's Beach: 0.1 mi
- Hunakai Beach: 0.8 mi
- Thukkie Beach: 1.1 mi
- Lē'ahi Beach: 1.2 mi
- Waialae Beach: 1.5 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani: 1.9 mi
- Public Art "Surfer on a Wave": 2.0 mi
- Mauka and Kila: 2.1 mi
- Greetings Tour Mural: 2.2 mi
- Princess Kaʻiulani: 2.4 mi
- Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi Education Center: 2.2 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 2.3 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 3.2 mi
- Honolulu Police Department Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hawaii Children's Discovery Center: 5.0 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 0.7 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 3.5 mi
- Ka puna hou: 3.8 mi
- Kānewai Spring: 4.8 mi
- Herring Springs: 4.8 mi
- Makiki Springs: 5.1 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Kapena Falls: 5.7 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 5.8 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 5.8 mi
- Manoa Falls: 5.9 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 5.1 mi
- Nonoula: 6.2 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 0.9 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Shangri La. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | N 4° | 960 m | 7.0 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | N 4° | 946 m | 6.7 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | N 354° | 848 m | 7.8 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NNW 348° | 847 m | 9.3 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | N 349° | 841 m | 9.8 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NNW 348° | 830 m | 9.1 mi |
| Maunakapu | NNW 348° | 829 m | 9.5 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NNW 339° | 817 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waikiki 717.2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/460136352
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