McGovern Centennial Gardens

McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in Houston, Texas, United States.

[3] The 15-acre (6.1 ha) park cost $31 million and took approximately eight years to complete, officially opening in December 2014.

[1] The park includes a 30-foot (9.1 m) Garden Mount.

[5] The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculptures of notable figures,[6] including busts of Simón Bolívar (1977),[7] Robert Burns (2002),[8] Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca,[9] Ramón Castilla,[10][11] José Martí,[12][13] Bernardo O'Higgins (1992), José Rizal (2006),[14] Vicente Rocafuerte,[15] Benito Juárez,[16][17] and José de San Martín (1983)[18][19] McGovern also features Dawn (1971), which was previously installed inside the entrance to the Houston Garden Center,[20] as well as statues of Confucius, Mahatma Gandhi (2004),[21] and Martin Luther King Jr.

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