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| Columns in water represent rocket boosters - Tranquility refers to landing site on the Moon |
This park sits on top of a parking garage and can be thought of as a
roof-garden. Thematically, it represents Houston's international fame as
"space city". Its name is borrowed from the "Sea of Tranquility", site
of "The Eagle's" landing, and of one man's giant step for mankind. The
stainless steel columns in the fountain represent booster rockets
employed in moon missions (but function as exhaust pipes for the
underground garage). The park offers a variety of vantage points to take
in the Downtown Houston skyline, but shows signs of ageing and need for
a revamp. It hosted a contingent of protesters during the height
of the Occupy Wallstreet and Occupy this-and-that movement.
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| Tranquility Park with skyscrapers in background |
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| Bench at Tranquility Park with Hobby Center in Background |
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| Tranquil view of Tranquility Park in Downtown Houston |
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