A Palace Was Built And Left To Decay In The Middle Of Texas' Largest City
Katie Lawrence
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There are plenty of abandoned places in Texas that are both eerie and fascinating, but the Chong Hua Sheng Mu Holy Palace in Houston takes the cake. Left to decay in our state’s largest city, the palace sticks out like a sore thumb with its 40-foot-tall golden orb. Just wait until you hear the tragic story behind it! One thing is for certain: this bizarre testament to one person’s vision is an odd reminder of the things we take for granted.
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Did you know about the Palace of the Golden Orbs? What do you think about this unusual passion project? It just might be one of the eeriest abandoned places in Texas, we think! Tell us your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to poke around for more abandoned places in Texas that are sure to interest and amaze you.
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Palace of the Golden Orbs
- What is the Palace of the Golden Orbs?
Nestled within the beautiful city of Houston, Texas, is the Palace of the Golden Orbs, at 3695 Overture Drive. It certainly sticks out, as it’s highly unusual; otherwise known as the Chong Hua Sheng Mu Holy Palace, it was intended to be a wonderful complex of Taoist buildings, dreamt up by visionary Kwai Fun Wong. Unfortunately, in 2001, Wong was deported from the United States, ending the project for good.
2. What are some other interesting, abandoned places in Texas?
Of course, the Palace of the Golden Orbs isn’t the only interesting, abandoned place in Texas – there are quite literally tens of thousands of others (more on that in a moment). Other interesting, abandoned places in Texas include places like:
- Rig Theater
- Marfa... well, most of it
3. How many abandoned places in Texas are there?
There are more than seven and a half million residential properties in Texas; of that 17 million, about 1.29% of them are noted as vacant or abandoned (or, roughly 97,000 of them). And that’s just the homes! There are also thousands of abandoned buildings used for plenty of other things all over the Lone Star State, from grain elevators to farmsteads to churches, schools, and other places.