Buckingham Water Fountain is constructed from Georgia pink marble, and is one of Chicago’s most popular attractions, and is located at Columbus Drive in Grant Park. The Chicago Buckingham Water Fountain is the largest fountain in the world. One of the exciting features of the Buckingham Fountain is the 133 jets that spray 14,000 gallons of water per minute, as high as 135 feet in the sky. The entire display for the Chicago Buckingham Fountain is computer controlled, which includes the illuminating colored light shows that takes place nightly from 9pm to 11pm. Music was added in 1999 to the Buckingham Fountain in order to add a bit more appeal to the colored show. In the summer time, people enjoy eating their lunch by the Buckingham Memoriam Fountain. Now, because of the amount damage that was done to the stone and concrete stairs, skateboarders, in-line skaters are banned from the area. White Christmas lights illuminate Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain during the winter time.
The history of the Villa d’Este, masterpiece of the Italian Garden, is included in the world heritage list of Unesco. With its impressive concentration for water fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music entertainment, it constitutes a much replicated model in the mannerist, and baroque styles for European gardens.
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