Centennial Hall

Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex. The complex is registered as a Dallas Landmark, National Historic Landmark and is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest Ferris wheel in North America. Many of the buildings on the complex were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936 which drew over six million visitors. Most of the buildings built for the exposition still survive and it is recognized as a significant example of Art Deco architecture. CENTENNIAL HALL Today's Centennial Hall is actually the amalgam of different buildings constructed at different times. One stage of the structure, which people called the Exposition Building, dates to 1905. The remainder was developed in 1935 and 1936 in advance of the Texas Centennial Exposition. The structure's three substantial porticoes and its monumental statues reflect the "Texanic" style architect George Dahl developed for many of the buildings constructed for the exposition. The Centennial Hall features two large murals by Italian artist Carlo Ciampaglia and three statues, one of which is tucked into each portico. Designed by Jose Martin, the female figures represent Spain, the Confederacy and the Republic of Texas. Surrounding the statues are numerous exquisite bas-reliefs and wall paintings.

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