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Taste&SeeKC: Henry Wollman Bloch fountain gifted by H&R Block co-founder

Posted at 2:02 PM, May 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-10 12:44:48-04

The Henry Wollman Bloch fountain sits on Pershing and Main Streets, between Union Station and the Liberty Memorial, in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. 

The fountain was a gift from Henry Wollman Bloch, the co-founder of H&R Block, Inc.

Bloch and his brother Richard founded H&R Block in Kansas City, Missouri in 1955.

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The fountain has a black granite surface covered with a thin layer of water that reflects the KC monuments around it.

The fountain has 232 jets that are choreographed by a computer. 

On each hour and half-hour, a five-minute water show begins.

The fountain was designed by WET Design, which also designed the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas. 

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