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Fort Worth Water Gardens

The Fort Worth Water Gardens is an urban park located on the south end of downtown Fort Worth. It covers 4.3-acres between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Fort Worth Convention Center. The Water Gardens were built in 1974, designed by noted New York architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, and were dedicated to the City of Fort Worth by the Amon G. Carter Foundation.

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Fort Worth, Fort Worth, United States

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Fort Worth Water Gardens in Fort Worth, United States

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Fountain-themed urban park in Texas, US

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Philip Johnson

1906-2005 · New York, New York, United States

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Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an American architect who designed modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the postmodern 550 Madison Avenue in New York City, designed for AT&T; 190 South La Salle Street in Chicago; IDS Tower in downtown M…

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Philip Johnson

studio · New York, New York, United States

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