page_title: Irvine, California
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Irvine, California / Arts and culture / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: The Orange Balloon at the Orange County Great Park at night.
context_page_description: Irvine is a master-planned city in Orange County, California, United States in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile city had a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census; in 2019 the California Department of Finance estimated the city's population at 287,401.
  A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher education institutions including the University of California, Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California, and campuses of California State University Fullerton, University of La Verne, and Pepperdine University.
context_section_description: Ayn Rand Institute
  Boomers! (formerly Palace Park)
  California State University Fullerton, Irvine Campus
  Concordia University, Irvine
  Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Orange County Campus
  Heritage Park
  Irvine Spectrum Center
  Irvine Valley College
  Islamic Center of Irvine
  Mariners Church
  Mason Park
  Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial
  Orange County Great Park
  Pao Fa Temple
  Saddleback Church, Irvine Campuses
  The Market Place
  University of California, Irvine
  University of California, Irvine, Arboretum
caption: Orange County Great Park air balloon ride
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