Oral Roberts University Tulsa OK Oral Roberts University was started by televangelist Oral Roberts in the 1960s. Currently about 4,000 students are enrolled here. At one entrance to the university is the Praying Hands sculpture. One of the more famous landmarks in Tulsa. Another famous landmark at ORU, the Prayer Tower. Looking up at the Prayer Tower, Sculpture of Jesus instructing students. Eternal flame and water fountain. The architecture is like a step back in time to the 1970s. Kind of “70s Futuristic”. There are quite a few new construction projects going on here, so the architecture will be modernized. Concrete and gold hued metal accents. Residence halls Auditorium