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Article #7: The Buckingham Fountain: the wonder of Chicago's park district

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Chicago, the third most populous city in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
the USA, is known by a number of names, Michigan. Today, the fountain is a
among which include "the Windy City", brilliant draw for tourists; it's turned
"Second City" and "City of Big on every April, signaling the onset of
Shoulders". While it may possess the summer in Chicago, and remains on until
image of a bustling, busy urban center, early Fall. It still puts on spectacular
it is possible to get away from the rat 20-minute fountain displays every hour
race yet still remain in the city. between 8am and 11pm. Each display
Presently, Chicago possesses over 7,300 involves 134 jets shooting approximately
acres of parkland which encloses 552 14,100 gallons of water out per minute,
parks, 16 lagoons and Chicago's iconic with the center jet shooting 150 feet in
Buckingham Fountain, one of the world's the air. This show is accompanied by a
largest fountains. Located in Grant spectacular light and music display,
Park, the Buckingham Fountain was which beautifully accentuates the
dedicated to the people of Chicago in Georgian pink marble structure of the
1927, in memory of Clarence Buckingham attraction. The area surrounding the
who commissioned its creation. Clarence Buckingham Fountain is teeming with pond
Buckingham was the late brother of Kate life, including frogs, herons and
Buckingham, who worked tirelessly to dragonflies; the shrubs are frequently
build a fountain which created the effect filled with migratory birds and the lush
of "soft moonlight"; she tested a variety prairie region is graced with wildflowers
of colors for glass filters and various and grasses native to the area. The Park
water currents in order to bestow a District of Chicago is clearly a
mystical, ethereal feel upon the wonderful place to visit if you're
Buckingham Fountain. While the fountain staying in the city, and is located
was named after Clarence Buckingham, it within easy distance from Chicago's other
was originally designed by Edward H. main attractions such as the Sears tower
Bennett, who modeled his design on the and the Merchandise Mart Mall. There are
Latona Fountain in King Louis XIV's a selection of great hotels nearby, in
gardens at the Palace of Versailles. which you can stay and be able to take in
Bennett intended the fountain to Chicago's peaceful park district whilst
represent Lake Michigan, with four sea enjoying the luxuries of the big city,
horses created by Marcel Loyau to signify including the world-famous luxury Conrad
the four states that border the Lake - Hotel.






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