Sesquicentennial Park is an urban park in downtown Houston, Texas. Established in 1989 along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, the 22.5-acre (91,000 m²) park was established in 1986 to commemorate the 150-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Houston and of the Republic of Texas.^[1]

Sesquicentennial Park
George H. W. Bush Monument in Sesquicentennial Park looking towards the Downtown Houston skyline
Type	Municipal
Location	400 Texas Avenue Houston, Texas 77002
Coordinates	29°45′51″N 95°21′54″W / 29.76424°N 95.36509°W / 29.76424; -95.36509
Area	22.5 acres (91,000 m2)
Created	August 22, 1989 (1989-08-22)
Operated by	Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Status	Open (year-round)
Website	http://www.houstontx.gov/sqpark

Built in two phases, the 2.2-acre (8,900 m²) entrance to the park and a 10.4-acre (42,000 m²) site that flanks Buffalo Bayou as it flows past Wortham Theater Center and the northern section of the Houston Theater District was completed in August 1989. The 8.2-acre (33,000 m²) second phase was completed in May 1998, ending the $19 million project that took 14 years to complete.

The park features Seven Wonders, a set of seven pillars illuminated from within by Houston native Mel Chin and several sculptures titled The Big Bubble, Site Seeing, and Sounds from the Past, by artist Dean Ruck, who also lives and works in Houston.^[2]

Buffalo Bayou traversing Sesquicentennial Park