Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art is the main art museum in the Downtown Art District. He moved here from his former place in Fair Park in 1984. The new museum building was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, a gold medalist at the American Institute of Architecture in 2007.
The Arts District in Dallas
The Arts District became the founder and member of the Global Network of Cultural Districts — the World Federation, founded in 2014. Its area is only 0.3 square kilometers, but the most significant cultural attractions of the city are located here.
Bank of America Plaza
The Bank of America Plaza is the tallest skyscraper in Dallas and the third tallest in Texas. Its height is 280 m, and there are 72 floors inside. The skyscraper in the style of late modernism began to be built in 1983 and was completed in just 2 years.
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden with an area of more than 250 thousand square meters is located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake. There are a huge number of different gardens here, and this beautiful sight is complemented by a view of the lake and the landscape of the Dallas downtown.
The West End Historic District in Dallas
The West End Historic District covers an area of 27 hectares in the northeastern part of downtown. It traces its history back to 1872. However, at that time it was just a trading post, founded after the arrival of the Houston and Texas Railroad in the city.
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
This Dallas bridge spans the Trinity River and was built as part of the Trinity River project. The bridge was designed by the notorious Santiago Calatrava. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge was the first of the planned three — the second of them, the Margaret McDermott Bridge, is under construction now.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science (or simply the Perot Museum) consists of two buildings: the first is located in Victory Park, and the second is in Fair Park. The Victory Park campus was named after Margot and Ross Perot (businessman and presidential candidate in 1992).