Shit Fountain
Shit Fountain is a work of art in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Shit Fountain is situated nearby to Honoré Park, as well as near the police station Cook County Sheriff’s Central Warrants Division.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: fountain and sculpture in the form of a heap of fresh shiny bronze dog droppings
- Also known as: “Poop Fountain in Chicago”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint George Orthodox Cathedral and Saint Stephen King of Hungary Roman Catholic Church.
Saint George Orthodox Cathedral
Church
Photo: Goldnpuppy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint George Orthodox Cathedral is a church, which is situated 890 feet southeast of Shit Fountain.
Saint Stephen King of Hungary Roman Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Stephen King of Hungary Roman Catholic Church is situated 900 feet west of Shit Fountain.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
Church
Photo: fusion-of-horizons, CC BY 2.0.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest. It is one of only two churches designed by Louis Sullivan, one of the seminal architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Shit Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ukrainian Village and West Town.
Ukrainian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east.
West Town
Suburb
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Town is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest of the Loop. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.
Wicker Park
Photo: Victorgrigas, Public domain.
Wicker Park is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in Chicago. This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.
Shit Fountain
- Categories: fountain, sculpture, and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89972° or 41° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.67463° or 87° 40′ 29″ westOpen location code
86HJV8XG+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6477608644OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q109495100
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In Other Languages
“Shit Fountain” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Shit Fountain”
- Russian: “Дерьмовый фонтан”
- Russian: “Щит-фонтан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Honoré Park and Cook County Sheriff’s Central Warrants Division.
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