Your visit to Chicago won’t be completed without visiting the most significant attraction, 'Buckingham Fountain' officially known as the 'Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain'. The fountain is the only water spraying source for the tourists to cool off while visiting ‘Grant Park’. With 280 feet in diameter and 23 feet height,
the Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the World.
Buckingham Fountain was opened for the public view in 1923. The idea to make such huge fountain in Chicago was visualized by ‘Kate Buckingham’ to honor her late brother ‘Clarence’. She got inspired by some really huge fountains during her visit to Europe and wanted to bring some of Europe's monumentality to Chicago. The huge structure was built by Edward H. Bennett, while the seahorse sculptures were designed and crafted by artist Marcel F. Loyau.
A 15 minutes water show is run every hour for the guests to the Grant Park to enjoy. A total of 134 jets are used to push the water through the fountain, with the central jet spouting water almost 150 feet into the air. In the evening water show is particularly more enjoyable, when computerized lights accompany the water show for a magnificent spectacle of light and water.
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