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1996
Piper Observatory


Piper Observatory

This observatory is modeled on one that was constructed by Henry Shaw in Tower Grove Park. During Shaw's time there existed an observatory and maze in the park, our Victorian area within the Garden recreates this design concept so that visitors today can experience this attaction from years past.

 

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