Grant Park & Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Photos

Grant Park graces Chicago's lakefront & was extended by Millennium Park on its north & improvements to the park area around the Shedd Aquarium & Field Museum on its south end. One of Grant Park's highlights is Buckingham Fountain (1927) designed by Edward H. Bennett. Grant Park is lovingly landscaped & maintained by numerous gardens & sculptures.

See also: Michigan Avenue South of Chicago River, Chicago's Millennium Park with Frank Gehry's Pavilion
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Skyline of South Michigan Avenue over lake & Grant Park.

Black Sears Tower, red CNA Plaza, McCormick, Metropolitan, Santa Fe, & Park Monroe buildings over gardens of Grant Park.

Sculpted steel flowers in Grant Park seen against Sears Tower.

Red CNA Plaza, McCormick, & Metropolitan buildings over gardens of Grant Park.

Monument at end of bridge going into Grant Park.

The Bowman (1928) by Ivan Mestrovic at Grant Park.

One & Two Prudential Plaza & Aon Center over gardens of Grant Park.

Overview of highrises along Michigan Avenue including red CNA Plaza seen against Grant Park & boats on Lake Michigan.

Buckingham Fountain (1927) in Grant Park. Architect: Edward H. Bennett of Bennett, Parsons & Frost + Jacques Lambert.

Seahorse sculpture detail of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park.

Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park.

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