Paragon Prairie Tower — Attraction in Urbandale

“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...

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...

Beautiful tower. Worth a stop to walk around it and admire the artistry. Only saw it during the morning, I'm sure its...