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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Galleria Area

If you happen to be in the Galleria Area then you must stop by the Williams Tower and Water Wall which is one of the local attractrions in the Galleria Area. The good thing about it is that it don't cost anything to visit.

Here is just a bit of info about the 2 structures:

Williams Tower:
Erected in 1983
Houston Most Visible Building
Named 'Skyscraper of the Century" in 12/1999
Designed by Pritzker Prizer architect Philip Johnson
102nd tallest Building in the World
22nd tallest in the US
4th tallest in Texas

Water Wall:
Designed by Pritzker Prizer architect Philip Johnson
46500 square feet of water cover the interior
35000 square feet of water cover the exterior
78500 gallons of water is recycled every 3 hours and 2 minutes


Williams Tower - Wiki
Williams Water Wall - Wiki
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