Buckingham Fountain

Summary

Buckingham Fountain is a water well^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of water_well entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buckingham Fountain is the creator of Marcel Loyau^[3].
• Buckingham Fountain is located in Chicago^[4].
• Buckingham Fountain is in the country of United States^[5].
• Buckingham Fountain's image is recorded as BuckinghamFountain ChicagoIL.jpg^[6].
• Buckingham Fountain's instance of is recorded as water well^[7].
• Buckingham Fountain's instance of is recorded as fountain^[8].
• Buckingham Fountain's architect is recorded as Daniel Burnham^[9].
• Buckingham Fountain's architect is recorded as Edward H. Bennett^[10].
• Buckingham Fountain's founder is recorded as Kate Sturges Buckingham^[11].
• Buckingham Fountain's genre is recorded as public art^[12].
• Clarence Buckingham is named after Buckingham Fountain^[13].
• Buckingham Fountain's architectural style is recorded as Rococo^[14].
• Buckingham Fountain's Commons category is recorded as Buckingham Fountain^[15].
• +1927-08-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Buckingham Fountain^[16].
• Buckingham Fountain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.875792, 'lon': -87.618944}^[17].
• Buckingham Fountain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b2j8^[18].
• Buckingham Fountain's sponsor is recorded as Kate Sturges Buckingham^[19].
• Buckingham Fountain's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Clarence-Buckingham-Memorial-Fountain^[20].
• Buckingham Fountain's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark^[21].
• Buckingham Fountain's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4885895^[22].
• Buckingham Fountain's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buckingham Fountain'}^[23].
• Buckingham Fountain's nighttime view is recorded as Buckingham Fountain Grant Park Chicago.jpg^[24].
• Buckingham Fountain's Chicago Landmarks ID is recorded as 1257^[25].
• Buckingham Fountain's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 561821879^[26].

Body

Geography

Buckingham Fountain is in the country of United States^[5]. It is located in Chicago^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include water well^[7] and fountain^[8]. Buckingham Fountain's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark^[21].

History and Context

+1927-08-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Buckingham Fountain^[16]. Clarence Buckingham is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Buckingham Fountain ranks in the top 7% of water_well entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]