BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN

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Title	BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
View	View from west, with geyser off
Notes	public amusement
Work Type	fountain art in public
Style/Period	Neo-Baroque
Creator Name	Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert)
Creator Nationality	American
Date.Creator Birth	1960
Major Design Aspects	based on a Baroque fountain at Versailles vast scale playful stacked elements
Elements & Spatial Types	waterworks geyser serpent
Climate Type	cold temperate
Country	United States of America
City	Chicago
State/Province	IL
Alternate Place Names	Grant Park
Architectural Material	Georgia pink marble, copper
Dates	1927
Century	20C
Designation/Awards/Inscriptions	city landmark
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	8/31/1990
Subject Information	Based on a fountain at Versailles, only twice the size, this is claimed to be the largest fountain in the world. / 'The fountain was donated by Kate Buckingham in honor of her brother Clarence in 1927. The fountain was the largest in the world at the time it was built, and is still one of the largest. Edward H. Bennett designed the fountain and it was built by Marcel Loyau. The fountain is constructed of Georgia pink marble, is powered by three pumps and 134 jets, and has a water capacity of 1.5 million gallons. The bottom pool is 280 feet in diameter, the lower basin is 103 feet. the upper basin is 24 feet and the upper basin is 25 feet above the lower basin. The fountain was meant to represent Lake Michigan and the four states that touch the lake, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Each of these states is represented by a bronze seahorse. Sculptor Marcel Francois Loyau was inspired by the Latona Basin in the gardens of Versailles and created the fountain with Art Deco style seahorses instead of realistic looking horsesƒ The fountain produces a major water display every hour on the hour for approximately 20 minutes. Every minute, jets spray approximately 14,000 gallons of water into the air. The center jet shoots water 150 feet into the air. The fountain water display operates from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Beginning at dusk the water display is accompanied by a major light and music performance. There are 820 lights choreographed with the water and music. Although the fountain is turned off in the winter, there is a holiday light and music presentation.' Source: http://buckingham-fountain.visit-chicago-illinois.com/
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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