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Part of the garden in 2008. Houston's Japanese Garden is designed in the daimyo style, reminiscent of gardens designed by feudal Japanese warlords.Emphasizing meandering footpaths, the garden's plan encourages a leisurely stroll throughout a variety of landscape elements and water features.
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is a sculpture garden located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) in Houston, Texas, United States.Designed by artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi, the garden consists of 25 works of the MFAH, including sculptures by Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, David Smith, Frank Stella, and Louise Bourgeois.
Cockrell Butterfly Area, Houston Museum of Natural Science Space Center Houston is the official visitors’ center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.Space Center Houston includes many interactive exhibits—including Moon rocks and a Space Shuttle simulator—in addition to special presentations that tell the story of NASA's crewed space flight program.
One of Houston's oldest public parks, Hermann Park was created on acreage donated to the City of Houston by cattleman, oilman and philanthropist George H. Hermann (1843–1914). The land was formerly the site of his sawmill. [7] It was first envisioned as part of a comprehensive urban planning effort by the city of Houston in the early 1910s. [4]
The developer of the Houstonian Hotel was Tom Fatjo, a Houstonian who had also founded Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI). [2] The hotel opened in 1980. [3] George Alexander of the Houston Press said that the hotel was "built as a health club for business executives trying to shed pounds and rediscover their inner velociraptor".
Houston, TX: Coordinates: Created: 2014: Operated by: Hermann Park Conservancy: Status: Open year-round, except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day [1] Plants: 650 azaleas, 490 trees of over 50 species, 55,000 perennial bulbs, 760 hedge shrubs & 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) of grass [1] Collections
Gilbert Pena, incoming 2015 Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena, lived in Houston prior to 1992 [52] Jack Porter, U.S. Senate candidate in 1948 and a builder of the modern Texas Republican Party [53] Leighton Schubert, state representative from Caldwell, Texas; former Houston resident [54]
Houstonian may refer to: A native or resident of Houston; Houstonian, a passenger train operated by the Missouri Pacific from Houston to New Orleans; The Houstonian, the newspaper of Sam Houston State University; The official yearbook of the University of Houston; The Houstonian Hotel, a luxury hotel in Houston