Friday, January 29, 2016

Rabindranath Tagore - Bronze Statue at Ray Miller Park in West Houston


Rabindranath Tagore Head Detail (bronze)
Tagore Grove at Ray Miller Park in the Energy Corridor 


Rabindranath Tagore - Significance of Indian Wise Man
explained on tablet at monument


Ray Miller Park in West Houston 1600 Eldridge Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77077
Ray Miller Park in West Houston 1600 Eldridge Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77077 


Sunday, January 24, 2016

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Historical Marker at the Westin Hotel in Downtown Houston


Daughters of the Republic of Texas Historical Commission Marker in Downtown Houston near Minute Maid Park

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Historical Historical Commission Marker - Image with text

South-East corner of Westin Hotel with directional signs
The historical marker is location near the trees on the left 
Texas Historical Commission Marker 

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Perennial rather than Centennial: MLK's daily presence at Hermann Park




Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Statute by American artist Ed Dwight 
located in McGovern Centennial Gardens
in Hermann Park 

Bronze statute of Martin Luther King at Centennial Gardens / Hermann Park

Martin Luther King Statute - Head detail
 Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Statute of MLK at Centennial Gardens / Hermann Park
Statute of MLK at the McGovern Centennial Gardens in Hermann Park
Houston Museum of Natural Science and parking garage in background 

Thursday, January 14, 2016

First Methodist Church - Historic FUMC Church on Main Street Corridor in Downtown Houston


First United Methodist Church of Houston Historical Marker
First United Methodist Church of Houston Historical Marker 
FUMC Logo on gate with church facade behind (Main Street side) 
Corner marker with cross 
The old and the modern: Church tower silhouette against Office Towers 
First Methodist Church Tower 


First Methodist Church seen from Main Street

1320 Main Street Houston TX 77002 

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Large Spindle Piece - Bronze sculpture by Henry Moore (1898-1986) in Buffalo Bayou Park




Large Spindle Piece - Bronze sculpture by Moore, Henry (1898 - 1986) in Buffalo Bayou Park. Three Allen Center (left)
 and 1400 Smith Chevron Building (right) in the background


Spindle sculpture close-up 
Buffalo Bayou Trail passing the Spindle Sculpture (Jan 2016)
Buffalo Bayou Trail passing the Spindle Sculpture (Jan 2016)
NEARBY: 
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING 

Federal Reserve Bank Branch on Allen Parkway (Jan 2016 photo)
Federal Reserve Bank Branch on Allen Parkway (Jan 2016 photo) 

Federal Reserve Bank Branch Facade Detail 

Federal Reserve Bank Branch on Allen Parkway (March 2014 photo) 


Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Japanese Stone Lanterns in Hermann Park


CENTENNIAL GARDEN

Japanese Stone Lantern at Centennial Garden 

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN




Heron at pond in Japanese Garden 
Japanese Garden with lake at Hermann Park (Aug 2015) 

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Gandhi in Houston


Ganhdi statute in Hermann Park 


Head detail of Gandhi statute 
Gandhi statute with Miller Outdoor Theatre behind 
Mahatma Gandhi District signage on Freeway 
Mahatma Gandhi District marker on Hillcroft Ave esplanade 
Gandhi District in South-West Houston - Signage 

Monday, December 14, 2015

Chinese Pavilion in Hermann Park


Figurines on roof of Chinese Pavilion (sometimes called gazebo)
in Hermann Park, now located in the Tuder Family Pine Grove
at the Centennial Gardens 

Section of Centennial Garden with Asian elements: Chinese Pavilion
and Japanese Stone Lantern (Feb 2016 photo)
Colorful painted interior/underside of roof structure of the pavilion
 (contrast and vibrancy enhanced in this pic)
Chinese Pavilion in Hermann Park Centennial Garden:
closed for repairs in Fall 2015, but can still be enjoyed visually
across the chainlink fence