The Henry Wollman Bloch Fountain comes to life as graceful geysers soar 120 feet high, linger in mid-air and then swiftly descend. All that's missing is the music as this fountain performs its unique water "dance."
Dedicated in 2001, the fountain, located directly in front of the Station, honors the founder of the H&R Block Foundation. The fountain was a gift to the City of Kansas City and is maintained by Union Station Kansas City.
Fountain Fun Facts:
Pumps 10,000 gallons of water per minute
(enough to fill a typical home swimming pool).
Features 232 nozzles, illuminated by
232 lights.
Propels 500 gallons (2 tons of water)
- the equivalent of lifting an SUV or baby elephant - in a
single gush.
Designed by WET Design of Los Angeles,
the same company responsible for creating the famous dancing
waters at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Like the Science City Fountain, continually
recycles its own water.
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