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Radiant Fountains

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Radiant Fountains is a 2010 sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim, installed outside Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Radiant Fountains
John F Kennedy Boulevard Frontage Road, Houston

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John F Kennedy Boulevard Frontage Road

John F Kennedy Boulevard Frontage Road
77205 Houston
Texas, United States
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