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The Hollywood Sign is a famous landmark in Los Angeles, California. It's a huge sign that spells out "HOLLYWOOD" in big white letters. You can find it on Mount Lee, in the Hollywood Hills. This area is part of the Santa Monica Mountains. The sign looks down over the famous Hollywood area.

The letters are about 45 feet (13.7 meters) tall. The whole sign stretches about 350 feet (106.7 meters) long. It was first put up in 1923. Back then, it was an advertisement for a new housing area called "Hollywoodland." People liked it so much that it stayed up.

Over the years, the sign faced some damage and pranks. But it has been fixed up and now has a security system. A group called The Trust for Public Land helps protect and promote the sign. The land around the sign is part of Griffith Park.

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