« Back to article: Revamped Buffalo Bayou Park cistern, a moody underground retreat, opens to public

The cavernous space is the size of 1.5 football fields features 221 25’ tall.
Photo by Katya Horner

Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former underground drinking water reservoir resembling the ancient Roman cisterns under Istanbul.
Photo by Katya Horner

The space has been retrofitted by Buffalo Bayou Partnership as a public space and to house temporary, environmental art installations.
Photo by Katya Horner