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Aviary at the Houston Zoo

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Faux concrete trees and a waterfall created Dionicio Rodriguez in the Houston Zoo
Faux concrete trees and a waterfall created Dionicio Rodriguez in the Houston Zoo

The Aviary at the Houston Zoo is a historic work of art created by Mexican-born architect and artist Dionicio Rodriguez located at the Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Faux Bios sculptures were built in 1926 and dubbed the "flying sculpture." Although Hurricane Carla destroyed the aviary's wire superstructure in 1961, Rodriquez's sculptures remain and are composed of a tree, a fountain, logs, ledges and rock bordering a shallow pond which are now part of the Flamingo Habitat at the zoo.

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Aviary at the Houston Zoo
Hermann Park Drive, Houston

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Hermann Park Drive 6200
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Faux concrete trees and a waterfall created Dionicio Rodriguez in the Houston Zoo
Faux concrete trees and a waterfall created Dionicio Rodriguez in the Houston Zoo
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