Fountain of Time

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Fountain of Time is a 102 foot long sculpture located in Washington Park in Chicago. It was created by Lorado Taft. The sculpture was installed in 1922 around a large reflecting pool. The statue, on the western end of the Midway Plaisance, was intended to be matched by a sister fountain, Fountain of Creation, on the opposite end of the Midway, but it was never built. The statue's title comes from the poetry of Henry Austin Dobson: "Time goes, you say? Ah no, Alas, time stays, we go."

The sculpture is composed on concrete and depicts Father Time watching over a parade of 100 humans. It has been heavily damaged by the elements and is currently undergoing a massive renovation project, which began in 2002. Although the statue is well on its way to being restored, work is still being done on the basin, which was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw.