What is Buckingham Fountain?
[[File:BuckinghamFountain ChicagoIL.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Buckingham Fountain]] '''Buckingham Fountain''' is a landmark that is in the center of [[Grant Park]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The [[fountain]] was finished in 1927 and was one of the largest fountains in the world.<ref>{{cite web| title=Buckingham Fountain| publisher=Chicago Park District| url=http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/buckinghamfountain.fountainhome| access-date=2006-10-06| archive-date=2006-03-20| archive-url=https://archive.today/20060320101226/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/buckinghamfountain.fountainhome| url-status=dead}}</ref> The fountain was also one of the first large fountains during that time. The fountain is in the eastern part from [[Route 66]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Buckingham Fountain| url=http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/buckingham-fountain.php| publisher=Destination 360.com| access-date=2008-09-19| archive-date=2012-07-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721213623/http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/chicago/buckingham-fountain| url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * [http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/LandmarksWeb/landmarkDetail.do?lanID=1257 Chicago Landmarks: Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain and Garden] * [http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/buckinghamfountain.fountainhome Chicago Park District: Buckingham Fountain] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20060320101226/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/buckinghamfountain.fountainhome |date=2006-03-20 }} * [http://www.restorethefountain.com/ Restore Buckingham Fountain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025232440/http://www.restorethefountain.com/ |date=2008-10-25 }} {{US-geo-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckingham Fountain}} [[Category:1927 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 20th century]] [[Category:Buildings and st