Tower Building, Exhibition construction in Dallas, United States
Fair Park, Tower Building is an exhibition hall and rotunda in Dallas, marked by a tall white tower with vertical gold stripes and a gold eagle on top. The curved beige entrance walls lead to a large interior space with columns and an Art Deco vaulted ceiling.
The building opened in 1936 as the United States Pavilion for the Texas Centennial Exposition. Its main exhibition hall was torn down in 1999 and replaced the following year, while the original tower and rotunda were kept and later repaired.
The white tower with its gold stripes acts as a visual anchor for the fairgrounds, often noticed long before reaching the entrance. The circular medallion and sunburst wheels near the lower walls echo the decorative style of the 1930s American expositions.
Visitors can reach the building through Gate 4 or 5, with parking available on First Avenue. The street-level entry and open hall make it easy to move around during trade shows or other public events.
The gold eagle at the top of the tower is a widely recognized Fair Park landmark, often seen from far across the grounds. A bas-relief frieze telling the history of Texas sits on part of the building and serves as a backdrop for the Big Tex figure during the state fair.
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