Menil Park

Menil Park is a park in Harris County, Texas. Menil Park is situated nearby to the museum Rothko Chapel, as well as near the art gallery Houston Center for Photography.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rothko Chapel and Byzantine Fresco Chapel.

Rothko Chapel

Museum

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The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. The interior serves not only as a chapel, but also serves as the display framework for a major work of modern art: on its walls are fourteen paintings by Mark Rothko in varying hues of black.

Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Museum

Photo: Argos’Dad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel is a part of the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, near the University of St. Thomas. From February 1997 to February 2012, it displayed the only intact Byzantine frescoes of this size and importance in the western hemisphere. Byzantine Fresco Chapel is situated 610 feet southeast of Menil Park.

Chapel of St. Basil

Church

The Chapel of St. Basil is a chapel on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, designed by Philip Johnson in 1997. Chapel of St. Basil is situated 1,200 feet east of Menil Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Midtown.

Houston Museum District

Suburb

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The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture, located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Midtown

Suburb

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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.

Fourth Ward

Suburb

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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston. Fourth Ward is situated 1½ miles northeast of Menil Park.

Menil Park

Type: Park
Description: park in the Menil Campus
Category: recreation area
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.73738° or 29° 44′ 15″ north

Longitude

-95.39687° or 95° 23′ 49″ west

Operator

Menil Collection

Open location code

76X6PJP3+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 87450708

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q134777655

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