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  2. The Spirit of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The ambitious design was meant to be a multicolored reflective statue representing friendship, the origin of the name of the state of Texas. It would have been the largest statue in the world and twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. [2] Doug Michels is commonly known for being the architect behind Cadillac Ranch. [citation needed]

  3. Spirit of the Confederacy - Wikipedia

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    Spirit of the Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy Monument, is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting an angel holding a sword and palm branch by Louis Amateis, installed in Houston's Sam Houston Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was erected in 1908 by a local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

  4. Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Austin, Texas)

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    Strengthen the Arm of Liberty was the theme of the Boy Scouts of America's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. [2] Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States. The replica stands on a Texas limestone base and was originally installed southwest of the Capitol, along with a time capsule.

  5. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture ...

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    A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...

  6. Category:Statues in Houston - Wikipedia

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    The Spirit of Eternal Repose; Statue of Christopher Columbus (Houston) Statue of Confucius (Houston) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (Houston) Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Houston) Statue of Richard W. Dowling

  7. Spirit of Communication - Wikipedia

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    The statue weighs more than 14.5 tonnes (16 short tons) and is 7.3 metres (24 ft) tall, with wings that extend 2.7 metres (9 ft) from its body. It is cast in bronze and covered with more than 12,500 pieces of gold leaf. [6] Sometime in the mid-1930s, AT&T changed the name of the statue (and the image) to The Spirit of Communication. [3]

  8. Spirit of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band, 1951. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the Spirit of Houston was led by Bill Moffit, who is credited with developing the Patterns in Motion marching style, which gained prominence during his time at the University of Houston. Moffit was also known for his arrangements of both traditional band ...

  9. A Tribute to Courage - Wikipedia

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    A Tribute to Courage monument is a statue of Sam Houston located in Huntsville, Texas (where Sam Houston lived and died), which is 65 miles north of the city of Houston (named in his honor). Sam Houston is one of the founding fathers of Texas. He led the army of Texas during their War for Independence from Mexico in 1836, including the victory ...

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