Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive. Dedicated in 1927 and donated to the city by philanthropist Kate S.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Alhill42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: fountain in Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Buckingham Fountain” and “Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain and Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago "L" and Millennium Park.
Chicago "L"
Photo: lazytom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… Chicago "L" is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain.
Millennium Park
Park
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Millennium Park is a public park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Printers Row and Jewelers Row District.
Printers Row
Neighborhood
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Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…
Loop
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The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain
- Categories: water well and fountain
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բուքինգհեմյան շատրվան”
- Basque: “Buckingham iturria”
- Cebuano: “Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain”
- Chinese: “白金汉喷泉”
- Dutch: “Buckingham Fountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة باكنجهام”
- Finnish: “Buckingham Fountain”
- French: “Buckingham Fountain”
- German: “Buckingham-Brunnen”
- Hebrew: “מזרקת באקינגהם”
- Hebrew: “מזרקת בקינגהאם”
- Korean: “버킹엄 분수”
- Lithuanian: “Buckingham fontanas”
- Persian: “فواره باکینگهام”
- Russian: “Buckingham Fountain”
- Russian: “Букингемский фонтан”
- Spanish: “Fuente de Buckingham”
- Ukrainian: “Букінгемський фонтан”
- Western Panjabi: “بکنگھم فوارہ”
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