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McGovern Centennial Gardens
Sculpture garden in Houston, Texas, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in Houston, Texas, United States.[3]
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Description and history
The 15-acre (6.1 ha) park cost $31 million and took approximately eight years to complete, officially opening in December 2014.[4] The gardens consist of the Arid Garden, the Celebration Garden, the Family Garden, the Rose Garden and the Woodland Garden.[1]
The park includes a 30-foot (9.1 m) Garden Mount.[5]
Public art
The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculptures of notable figures,[6] including busts of Simón Bolívar (1977),[7] Robert Burns (2002),[8] Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca,[9] Ramón Castilla,[10][11] José Martí,[12][13] Bernardo O'Higgins (1992), José Rizal (2006),[14] Vicente Rocafuerte,[15] Benito Juárez,[16][17] and José de San Martín (1983)[18][19]
McGovern also features Dawn (1971), which was previously installed inside the entrance to the Houston Garden Center,[20] as well as statues of Confucius, Mahatma Gandhi (2004),[21] and Martin Luther King Jr. (2007).[6]
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Gallery
The gardens
Hawkins Sculpture Walk
Hawkins Sculpture Walk, looking north
Hawkins Sculpture Walk panorama
McGovern Gardens map
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External links
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