Las Vegas
to the old fountains of Rome. Some fountains are veryold, yet some are new and using the latest in high technology. Here are40 fountains, old and new, that millions of people travel each year togo see. These fountains are located at some of the most popular
tourist destinations
from in front of some beautiful hotels, to the middleof downtowns. If you are planning a vacation, these are some beautifulspots to add to your list of sites to see.
71 Fountain, Ohio, United States
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Archibald Fountain, Sydney, Australia
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Banpo Bridge Fountain, Seoul, South Korea
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Bellagio Fountains,
Nevada, United States
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Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, United States
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Ceasar Chavez Fountain Park,
San Jose, United States
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Chatsworth House
& fountains, Derbyshire,
England
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City Hall Fountains
, Edmonton, Canada
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Crown Fountain
,
Chicago, United States
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Disney’s Fountain of Nations,
Florida, United States
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El Alamein Fountain, Sydney, Australia
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Floating Fountains, Osaka, Japan
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Fonte do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Fountain of Rings, Georgia, United States
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Fountain of Wealth, Suntec City, Singapore
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Four Rivers Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Frisco Square fountain, Frisco Square, Texas
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Gardens of Versailles, Versailles, France
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Grand Haven Musical Fountain, Michigan, United States
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Grove Baths of Apollo, Chateau de Versailles, France
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Horace Dodge Fountain, Michigan, United States
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Jet d’eau Fountain, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kansas City Plaza Fountain,
Missouri, United States
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King Fahd’s Fountain,
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Magic Fountain, Montjuic, Barcelona
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Merlion Front, Singapore
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Multimedia fountain, Wroclaw, Poland
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Ovato fountain, Villa d’Este Park,
Italy
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Peoples Friendship Fountain, Moscow, Russia
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Peterhof Fountains, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Pineapple Fountain,
South Carolina, United States
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Scott Fountain, Michigan, United States
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Space Printer Fountain, Hakata, Japan
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Swarovski Fountain, Innsbruck, Austria
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Tap fountain, Santa Galdana, Menorca
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Tivoli Fountain fountain, Tivoli, Italy
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Vaillancourt Fountain,
California, United States
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Villa d’Este Water Fountain, Tivoli, Italy
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Volcano Fountain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates —
Traditionallya fountain is an arrangement where water comes from a source, fills abasin of some sort, and is then drained away. In a fountain sheets ofwater might flow over various surfaces of stone, concrete or maybemetal. Basins might overflow from one into another, or perhaps theoverflow may mimic a natural cascade. Countless fountains can be foundin small, artificial, ornamental ponds, basins and
formal garden pools
, and often they include a sculpture.
You will get to see them in every city you travel to and the larger, more colorful it is, the larger the hype.
Thereare numerous features which helps in the creation of a typical fountainbut probably the most common features of a fountain, when there isenough pressure, is one or more jets, through which water is forcedinto the air under pressure to some height. A famous example of such amodern day fountain rises from the surface of
Lake Geneva
named Jet d’Eau. Attractive fountains, is a must-have thing for eachand every self-respecting city that desires to attract more and moretourists. It’s no secret that people are able to see them in every citythey travel to, however have you ever wondered where are the mostbeautiful fountains in the world?
Allof the fountains above are designed by well known architects and I mustsay it’s not an easy job to design and complete these pieces of art. Onthe difference between the ideals of “architecture” and mere“construction”, the renowned 20th C.
architect Le Corbusier
wrote: “You employ stone, wood, and concrete, and with these materialsyou build houses and palaces: that is construction. Ingenuity is atwork. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and Isay: This is beautiful. That is Architecture