Sesquicentennial Park is an urban park in

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. Established in 1989 along the banks of

Buffalo Bayou Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving body of water which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas. Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie surrounding Katy, Fort Bend County, and flows approximately east through the Houston Ship ...

, the park was established in 1986 to commemorate the 150-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Houston and of the

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. Built in two phases, the entrance to the park and a site that flanks Buffalo Bayou as it flows past

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and the northern section of the

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was completed in August 1989. The second phase was completed in May 1998, ending the $19 million project that took 14 years to complete. The park features ''Seven Wonders'', a set of seven pillars illuminated from within by Houston native Mel Chin and several sculptures titled ''The Big Bubble'', ''Site Seeing'', and ''Sounds from the Past'', by artist Dean Ruck, who also lives and works in Houston.

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Sesquicentennial Park website
1989 establishments in Texas Downtown Houston Parks in Houston Protected areas established in 1989 Urban public parks {{Texas-stub

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