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Paragon Prairie Tower is located in Urbandale. To visit Paragon Prairie Tower and other attractions in Urbandale, use our Urbandale trip itinerary builder website.
Paragon Prairie Tower reviews
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We came upon this by accident .. because as we are often .. we were lost. But, turned out to be a good thing. We passed it, and had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue. We went back and...
We came upon this by accident .. because as we are often .. we were lost. But, turned out to be a good thing. We passed it, and had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue. We went back and... more »
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This tower never ceases to amaze me. You can see it from miles away when it is lit for night viewing. It is unusual, mysterious and makes a fantastic photo op. You could sit by the water and gaze at..... more
This tower never ceases to amaze me. You can see it from miles away when it is lit for night viewing. It is unusual, mysterious and makes a fantastic photo op. You could sit by the water and gaze at..... more »
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A business landmark that is open to the public. Urbandale should be grateful to have this as part of their neighborhood landmark! It's beautiful especially evening and night time. I like it better than any art piece in Sculpture Park downtown.
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“Prairie Tower” is the largest Italian glass mosaic tile mural in the United States, and pays homage to the history of the native Iowa prairie. A double repeating pattern of native plants in a stylized deco landscape of field and sky serves as the image for the “Paragon Prairie Tower.” The main elements of the concept include the tower constructed of precast concrete panels. The image is one of the prairie—big bluestem grass, black-eyed Susans, and other colors found in the landscape of field and sky. The image was then transferred to tiles, affixed to a mesh material in Ravenna, Italy,
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