Editing Buckingham Fountain (section)

==History==
[[File:Buckingham Fountain in Chicago at night.jpg|thumb|left|Buckingham Fountain]]
The [[fountain]] area has been called Chicago's front door, since it is located in the center of [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]], the city's front yard near the intersection of Columbus Drive and Ida B. Wells Drive.  The fountain itself represents [[Lake Michigan]], with four sets of sea horses (two per set) symbolizing the four states—[[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]] and [[Indiana]]—that border the lake. The fountain was designed by [[Beaux-Arts architecture|beaux arts]] architect [[Edward H. Bennett]]. The statues were created by the French sculptor [[Marcel F. Loyau]]. The design of the fountain was inspired by the ''Bassin de Latone'' and modeled after [[Latona Fountain]] at [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]].

The fountain was donated to the city by [[Kate Sturges Buckingham]] in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham, and was constructed at a cost of $750,000. The fountain's official name is the ''Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain''. Kate Buckingham also established the Buckingham Fountain [[Endowment fund|Endowment Fund]] with an initial investment of $300,000 to pay for maintenance.<ref name="cpd">{{cite web| title=Buckingham Fountain| publisher=Chicago Park District| url=http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/clarence-f-buckingham-memorial-fountain/| access-date=2014-07-16}}</ref> Buckingham Fountain was dedicated on August 26, 1927.

In August 2016, in a partnership with the City of Chicago, the Chicago Parks District and Everywhere Wireless, the Buckingham Fountain viewing area joined many [[Chicago beaches]] and the [[Museum Campus]] in providing free [[Wi-Fi]] to visitors.<ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2015/august/mayor-emanuel--chicago-park-district-announce-expansion-of-free-.html| title=Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Expansion Of Free Wi-Fi At Chicago Beaches| date=August 13, 2015| publisher=City of Chicago| access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref>