User:Autopilot/Dupont Circle Fountain

TODO: Overview of the fountain and area

Original Statue
TODO: Find a better photo of the original fountain

In 1871, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the traffic circle, then called Pacific Circle, as specified in L'Enfant's plan. On February 25, 1882, Congress renamed the circle to Dupont Circle, and authorized a memorial statue of Samuel Francis Du Pont, in recognition of his service as a rear admiral during the Civil War. The statue, sculpted by Launt Thompson, was erected in 1884, and the circle was landscaped with exotic flowers and ornamental trees.

The replacement fountain
TODO: Merge these into one image

In 1921, the current double-tiered white marble fountain replaced the statue, which was moved to Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, the co-creators of the Lincoln Memorial, designed the fountain, which features carvings of three classical nudes symbolizing the sea, the stars and the wind on the fountain's shaft.

The fountain today
Constantine Seferlis restored and renovated the fountain.

'''TODO: Water schedule? When on and off?'''

TODO: Pictures of protests at the fountain

TODO: Chess players