<p>In 1877 the United States purchased Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's "Fountain of Light and Water" – commonly called the Bartholdi Fountain. Beginning in 2008, the Architect of the Capitol undertook a complete off-site restoration of the cast-iron fountain and made numerous improvements to the basin within Bartholdi Park. The fountain returned to Bartholdi Park in May 2011, and the park is open to the public.
</p><p>For more information on Bartholdi Fountain visit: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aoc.gov/cc/grounds/art_arch/Bartholdi-Fountain.cfm">www.aoc.gov/cc/grounds/art_arch/Bartholdi-Fountain.cfm</a>.
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