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10 Fantastic Fountains
« on: April 12, 2010, 05:35:51 PM »
Banpo   Bridge
   Han River, Seoul, Korea

   

  The Banpo Bridge fountain at   1140 meters long (approx. 3740 ft.) is the worlds longest fountain. It   has 380 nozzles that pump out 190 tons of water a minute. 220 lights in a   kaleidoscope of color garnered it the name of Moonlight Rainbow   Fountain.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 05:36:02 PM »
The   Fountain of Wealth
   Suntec City, Singapore

 

  Located in the Suntec City Mall the fountain of wealth was created for   luck using Feng Shui . The base is 16,831 sq. meters(approx. 55,219 sq.   ft.) and stands about 30meters(1181 ft.) high. Made in bronze it weighs   approximately 85 tons and is situated on top of an underground   restaurant that allows you to look above and view the ring.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 05:36:13 PM »
Fontaine   Des Innocents
   Paris, France

 

Named for   the cemetery site it was built on the Fontaine Des innocents was created   by renaissance architect Pierre Lescot and sculpted by Jean Goujon. It   was located in the cemetery de Innocents until 1788 when it was moved   and it made its way to its permanent location in 1858. The fountain is   in the style of mannerists which tend to be tall and thin. The fountain   is decorated with plump little boys with wings common to the period.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 05:36:27 PM »
King   Fahd’s Fountain
   Coast of Jeddah, Saudi   Arabia

 

Also called   Jeddah fountain because of its location this fountain is the tallest   water fountain in the world. Shooting water measures taller than the   Eiffel tower minus the antennae. Water shoots out at 233 mph and reaches   1024 into the sky. The fountain has a maintenance schedule of daily,   weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, half-year and yearly checks because of the   salt water and high pressure jets. Jeddah Fountain dominates the sky   line in the city and was donated by the late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 05:37:09 PM »
Big Wild   Goose Pagoda Music Fountain
  Xian City, China

 

The Big   Wild Goose Pagoda is the back drop of what claims to be the largest   musical fountain in Asia with the longest light bar. The fountain has 22   different sprays that can be used to create a large folding waterscape.   Fire can also be seen at times shooting out of the holes.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 05:37:24 PM »
Fontana   de Trevi
   Rome, Italy

 

The Trevi   Fountain is the considered the largest baroque style fountain. The   fountain resided at the end of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct (which was built   in 19 B.C.). The fountain was designed to represent the many fluctuating   moods of the sea. Neptune is the center of the fountain and he is   flanked by tritons. Completed in 1762 it stands 25.9 meters high   (approx. 83 ft.) and is 19.8 meters wide (approx. 65 ft.). The Trevi   fountain is the main theme in the movies Three coins in a fountain,   Roman Holiday, and Dolce Vita. The water at the bottom of the fountain   represents the sea and standing with your back to the fountain and   tossing a coin over your shoulder is a legend that means you will return   to Rome.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 05:37:36 PM »
Charybdis   Fountain
   Seaham Hall, Sunderland,   UK

 

The   Charybdis Fountain is a vortex fountain created by water artist William   Pye. Charybdis was a siren who stole the oxen of Hercules. Zeus punished   her by striking her with a lightening bolt and turning her into a   vortex that swallowed up ships. Charybdis Fountain is the largest vortex   fountain. Encased in a clear plastic type polymer with an air-core   vortex that rises every 15 minutes gives this fountain look of the water   standing alone.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2010, 05:37:48 PM »
La Joute   Fountain
   Montreal, Canada

 

Created by   artist Jean Paul Riopelle in 1969, La Joute fountain is a kinetic   sculpture fountain. Surrounded by a pool that ignites in a timed ring of   flames that lasts 7 minutes and circled by a host of bronze statues of   human and animal nature. Jets form over the statues and start to create a   dense mist that gas is shot through to form the fire. The whole process   last about 32 minutes.
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Re: 10 Fantastic Fountains
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2010, 04:41:55 AM »
Quote from: Rumii on April 12, 2010, 05:35:51 PM
Banpo   Bridge
   Han River, Seoul, Korea

   

  The Banpo Bridge fountain at   1140 meters long (approx. 3740 ft.) is the worlds longest fountain. It   has 380 nozzles that pump out 190 tons of water a minute. 220 lights in a   kaleidoscope of color garnered it the name of Moonlight Rainbow   Fountain.


This is most super one among the other. People who living there will love to travel on the bridge.
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