Find a roaring waterfall in the middle of Houston’s Uptown District
The 64-foot-tall semicircular fountain was completed in 1985 to complement the adjacent 64-story Transco Tower near the, one of the largest shopping malls in the U.S. All three were ventures of Gerald Hines, whose company, Hines, developed real estate around the world from its Houston headquarters.
The interior wall surface is made of black obsidian aggregate, in contrast to the white water. In front of the wall of water are three archways called a acting as an entrance. The feature is reminiscent of the permanent background of a Roman theatre stage. Parking near the water feature is available for free at the Galleria’s Nordstrom parking garage. Paid public visitor parking can be found in the garage next to theOriginally part of the office tower, the park was purchased by the Uptown Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, a semi-governmental body, in 2008 to ensure its continued free use by the public.
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