colorado springs water fountains: 365 Things to Do in Colorado Springs ~ Day 37 Julie Penrose Fountain Experience
- 06/14/11 04:28 PM
The Julie Penrose Fountain located at America the Beautiful Park in Downtown Colorado Springs is most often referred to people as “The O Fountain.” Designed as an infinity symbol, and titled “Continuum” by David Barber and Bill Burgess, the fountain rotates as a wall of water, symbolizing the life-giving movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth, splashes all who play at the fountain. Around the fountain lies a shallow splash area which has some movement to it like a miniture river.
The fountain is open June to August from 11am to 5pm. Life guards are on duty at these times … (2 comments)
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colorado springs water fountains: Colorado Springs Water Fountains
- 05/25/11 05:01 PM
One of the fun memories of being a kid is the discovery of water (swimming pool or otherwise). In this particular case I am referring to water fountains often found in downtown areas that serve as works of art, beautification and of course something incredibly fun for kids to play in. One such example in Colorado Springs is the now famous, "Uncle Wilber Fountain". The Uncle Wilber Fountain is a center-piece of Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs. Every Memorial Day weekend Uncle Wilber wakes up from his deep winter sleep to play us musical tunes from his tuba while water squirts … (4 comments)
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The Julie Penrose Fountain located at America the Beautiful Park in Downtown Colorado Springs is most often referred to people as “The O Fountain.” Designed as an infinity symbol, and titled “Continuum” by David Barber and Bill Burgess, the fountain rotates as a wall of water, symbolizing the life-giving movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth, splashes all who play at the fountain. Around the fountain lies a shallow splash area which has some movement to it like a miniture river.
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