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HOUSTON
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With a population
of 1.9 million,
Houston is the largest city in Texas
and the fourth largest in the nation. The greater Houston
area has a population of 4.8 million and covers 8,778 square
miles. Houston's economics span the energy, healthcare, space,
high-tech, and chemical industries. Houstonians support more
than 500 cultural, visual, and performing arts organizations;
75 art galleries; five major museums; resident companies in
opera,
theater, symphony,
and ballet; and four major league sports franchises. More
than 90 languages are spoken in the Houston area. For more
about Houston, see www.cityofhouston.gov.
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THE
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
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| Across Main Street
from campus is the Texas Medical
Center, the largest concentration of healthcare facilities
in the world. Texas Medical Center has over 40 member institutions,
including two medical schools, four schools of nursing, 13 hospitals,
and other non-profit medical facilities. There are more than
16,000 students enrolled and more than 60,000 employees on the
700-acre center. More than 5 million patients visit the medical
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HERMANN
PARK
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On the eastern
side of the Rice campus is Hermann
Park, Houston's first public park. In addition to
picnic areas, a reflecting pool, a miniature train, and a
golf course, the park includes the
Houston Zoo, Japanese Garden, Miller Outdoor Theater,
Buddy Carruth Playground for All Children, and Houston Garden
Center.
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THE
MUSEUM DISTRICT
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| Immediately northeast
of the Rice campus is Houston's Museum District, which includes
the Museum of Fine Arts Houston;
the Contemporary Arts Museum;
the Children's Museum; the Houston
Museum of Natural Science; the
Jung Educational Center; the Holocaust
Museum Houston; the Lawndale Art Center; the
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum; the Museum
of Health & Medical Science; the
Menil Collection; Houston Photography Center;
the Rothko Chapel; and the Houston Center for Contemporary
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RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE VILLAGE
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| Rice University
lies in the center of University Place, a collection of established
civic clubs that forms one large neighborhood. Rice and University
Place are flanked by the city of West University Place, which
acts as an individual entity within the city of Houston. The
Rice Village, just west of the campus, is an eclectic mix of
more than 450 stores and restaurants within easy walking distance
of campus. |
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