McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in

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, Texas, United States.

Description and history

"Previewed" in October 2014 and officially opened in December 2014, the park cost $31 million and took approximately eight years to complete. The park has a Garden Mount. File:McGovern Gardens (2015) - 1.jpg, The gardens, 2015 File:McGovern Gardens (2015) - 2.jpg, Hawkins Sculpture Walk, 2015

Public art

The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculptures of notable figures, including busts of

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

(1977), Robert Burns (2002), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca,

Ramón Castilla Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (; 31 August 1797 – 30 May 1867) was a Peruvian ''caudillo'' who served as President of Peru three times as well as the Interim President of Peru (Revolution Self-proclaimed President) in 1863. His earliest pr ...

, José Martí, Bernardo O'Higgins (1992),

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national he ...

(2006), and

Vicente Rocafuerte Vicente Rocafuerte y Bejarano (1 May 1783 – 16 May 1847) was an influential figure in Ecuadorian politics and President of Ecuador from 10 September 1834 to 31 January 1839. He was born into an aristocratic family in Guayaquil, Ecuador, an ...

, as well as statues of Benito Juárez, and José de San Martín (1983) McGovern also features ''

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'' (1971), which was previously installed inside the entrance to the

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, as well as statues of

Confucius Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

(2004), and Martin Luther King Jr. (2007).

Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins

''Bernardo O'Higgins'' is an outdoor 1992 bronze sculpture of the Chilean independence leader of the same name by Julian Martinez, the same sculptor also responsible for the nearby statue of Benito Juárez. Previously, the bust was installed at Hermann Park's International Sculpture Garden. It rests on a granite pedestal and was acquired by the City of Houston through FAMAE/Arcomet in 1992.

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* Gardens in Texas Parks in Houston Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in the United States {{Houston-stub

Description and history

Public art

Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins

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