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A Walking Tour of Downtown Dallas

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Belo Building and Lubben Plaza

Journey to Sirius

Journey to Sirius

Continue on Young Street. The eighteen-story building across Record Street from Ferris Plaza is the Belo building. The A. H. Belo Corporation owns the television station WFAA and the Dallas Morning News. Both their buildings are located across Young Street.

Cross the intersection at Young and Record and walk behind the Belo building. Cross Market Street. Lubben Plaza provides a place to rest in relative quiet. Three giant sculptures are the focal points of the park.

Journey to Sirius, created by George Smith in 1992, was inspired by the art of the Dogon people of Mali. The two large steel structures stand in a bed of black rock and represent the cliff faces where the Dogon produce their art.

Gateway Stele, created by Jesus Bautista Moroles in 1994, provides an interesting interpretation of ancient stele.

Harrow, created by Linnea Glatt in 1992, is actually moving, though very slowly.

When you're done taking in the sculpture, continue up Young Street.

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