Thursday, December 9, 2010

Chicago's Lakefront | Grant Park

The heart of Grant Park is Buckingham Fountain on the site of Montgomery Ward's last stand. Architects Bennett, Parsons and Frost, modeled it on one of the fountains at Versailles. But it's twice as large. In fact, it was the largest decorative fountain in the world when it was completed in 1927. The central jet shoots water 13 stories into the sky. The fountain symbolizes Lake Michigan. The four bronze sea creatures represent the four bordering states. See our interactive lakefront map at www.wttw.com



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