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2. Grant Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km 2) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus. Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it ...

3. Buckingham Fountain - Wikipedia

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   Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive. Dedicated in 1927 and donated to the city by philanthropist Kate S. Buckingham, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. Built in a rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace ...

4. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue of Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus. It was installed during 1933 in Chicago 's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [ 1 ] Created by the Milanese -born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, it was set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnston. [ 2 ]

5. Paris on Politics: Grant Park faces criticism for very ...

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   The park eventually expanded to 319 acres and was renamed to honor Illinois-born 18th President Ulysses S. Grant. Since then, Grant Park has been Chicago’s front yard and a crown jewel in the ...

6. Best Western - Wikipedia

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   The brand was founded by M. K. Guertin in 1946. As of December 2021, Larry Cuculic is the president and CEO of Best Western. As of 2018, it was nonprofit owned by its franchisee members. [4] In 1964 Canadian hotel owners joined the system. Best Western then expanded to Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand in 1976.

7. Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State - Wikipedia

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   Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a 9-foot (2.7 m) tall [ 1] bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during ...