why was it restored?
Designed without expansion joints, the sculpture was crumbling,  cracks had developed.
Fountain of Time
Designed without expansion joints, "Time" is one of a small number of outdoor sculptures made of reinforced pebble/concrete aggregate, few of which have been created since the 1930s. In 1936, "Time"'s weather-related cracks were repaired; further work occurred in 1955. The sculpture's subsequent repairs were followed by a rededication celebration in 1966. Although the sculpture received regular maintenance, early repair crews often did more harm than good, by using techniques such as sandblasting and patching cracks with rigid materials.

By the 1980s the sculpture was crumbling; cracks had developed
who was america's first president vice president where was the nation's first capital First President was George Washington,  First vice president was George H. W. Bush and the capital is Washington. who was tyler? He  was the tenth president of the United States. when did he start his political career? 1811 did he witness any war in his political career? Yes,  War of 1812 whom was it fought between? The United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies. what was the reason for this? It began when the United States declared war in June 1812 and ended in a stalemate when a peace treaty agreed to earlier was ratified by the United States in February 1815. was any negotiations laid as an aftermath of this? Yes,  Peace negotiations began in August 1814 and the Treaty of Ghent was signed on 24 December 1814. News of the peace finally reached the United States in February 1815, about the same time as news of the victory at New Orleans. what was agreed in this treaty that you mentioned? The treaty released all prisoners and restored all captured lands and ships. Returned to the United States were approximately of territory near Lakes Superior and Michigan and in Maine. American-held areas of Upper Canada (now Ontario) were returned to British control what was done in remembrance of it? The "Fountain of Time" monument was dedicated in Washington Park, Chicago, commemorating 110 years of peace between the United States and Britain. who had designed this fountain? Lorado Taft
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Fountain of Time [SEP] Restoration
By early 1997, after almost two decades of activity, the only repairs completed were phase one of the air ventilation system to dehumidify the hollow base, the drainage pipes and a new inner roof. Plans now included the erection of a temporary two-story metal building to protect all but the giant Father Time from the harsh winters and to facilitate year-round repair; the reinforcement of corroded steel interior portions; the replacement of inconsistent patches; the substitution of engineered spacing for natural cracks, and finally, hand-brushed concrete recoating. The temporary building was budgeted at $270,000; the city spent a total of $450,000 on repairs approved by the Park District that year.