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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: exterior. Houston monument
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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: exterior. The view of the San Jacinto Battle Monument from the front of the reflection pool
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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: exterior
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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: exterior. San Jacinto monument near Huston, Texas
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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: detail. San Jacinto Monument at sunset closeup
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San Jacinto Monument, Houston: seen in its setting. The view from the observation deck of the San Jacinto Battle Monument
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Memorial · Art Deco

San Jacinto Monument

byAlfred C. FinnHouston, United States ↗

1939

Key features567 ft eight-sided Art Deco column, the world's tallest masonry column, topped by a 220-ton star.

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Architect
Alfred C. Finn
Place
Houston, United States
Year
1939
Typology
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Movement
Art Deco
Region
Americas

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