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Top 10 amazing Fountains around the world
There are many fountains that are built all over the world and they are meant to represent culture, religion, people etc. A complete mixture of facts and religion is present in a fountain. Fountains are that beauty that is not just part of nature but also the part of running the environment in a good manner. There is no denying that they surely took time to build and there was the involvement of human resources too. These fountains are also the reason for the fame of many countries and states. There are 10 top amazing fountains that are built around the world:-
- Trevi Fountain.
- Fountain of Apollo.
- Jet D’Eau.
- Stravinsky Fountain.
- Naqsh-e-Jahan.
- Fountain of Prometheus.
- Fountain of Joy.
- Samson Fountain.
- Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.
- Floating Fountain.
Trevi Fountain (Rome)
At the top of the list is the Trevi Fountain, 18th Century Baroque confection that shows the tame process of the city’s water. This beautiful fountain is itself a presentation of creativity. It has a great design which was created with the help of tritons, wild rocks, god’s picture, stamped horses and muses. Since it has a major piece of Travertine stone which you can get from Tivoli, Lazio which is spread over a limited area of 35 kilometres.
Fountain of Apollo (Versailles)
This fountain covers 2000 acres of space. The design is simply chosen from the inspiration of Sun King. This is completely inspired by the Roman Sun god who has 4 horses for its chariot. This design has an eye-catching ability because water is flowing from the horns of the chariot which is present at the chariot.
Jet D’Eau (Geneva)
There are many fountains that are copied from the Jet D’Eau. It is also a symbol that represents The Swedish city. There are no sea gods, no mermaids, nothing only the water is popping out of the nozzle and if there is wind then that flowing water will flow off all overshooting at least sending 7 tons of water from the nozzle below at the speed of 200kph. The water is flowing everywhere and creating millions of bubbles which will create a rainbow as well.
Stravinsky Fountain (Paris)
This is the cultural fountain that not just French people but every part of the world’s people visit to look at how the culture is presented. There are like 7 new Parisian fountains which have been presented in this since 1978. You can also say it is the circus-like theme as well where it will feel lively as well.
Naqsh-e-Jahan Square (Isfahan)
This Fountain design is also a little glimpse of Tiananmen square which is present in Beijing. It is located in Isfahan, Iran. Between 1602 and 1629 it was made out of the design from Shaykh Bahai. It was the meeting point for many cultures, trades, religions and people to get together. This fountain was created during the reign of Mohammed Reza.
Fountain of Prometheus (New York)
Many people choose to do ice skating at the Rockefeller Centre, especially the visitors who are visiting New York City. Everyone has watched the Gaze of this Greek Titan named Prometheus. Culture says Prometheus brought fire to the earth from Mount Olympus for the advanced Human Civilization. This fountain shows how he brings fire to the earth.
Fountain of Joy (Kolkata)
In 1991 there was a complete shortage of electricity for the people of Calcutta and at that time An electricity company choose to make this fountain of Joy where many questions were asked people are not having electricity to live and how can a fountain be made so at that time it was abandoned but now it was Reopened in 2012.
Samson Fountain (St. Petersburg)
On St Samson’s Day 1709 27th June this fountain was made. At that time Samson’s statue was stolen and got replaced by a replica in 1947. Here the script is Samson is fighting with brutality where you can see Samson is killing a lion.
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain (London)
This was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth and is created with the Design of Kathryn Gustafson. Earlier people used to slip around this fountain but now they can sit on the edge and put their feet inside the fountain.
Floating Fountain (Osaka)
This fountain is completely the brilliance of plumbing and you can’t even see how water is going up to flow from the artificial lake, A complete clever presentation which is having a mixture of plumbing and engineering both.
Conclusion
These lakes are made of creativity. You can imagine how people evolved and made their engineering work and also their effort. You can yourself see an example Trevi Fountain having separately cut stones from Tivoli. It shows how people were committed to this kind of artist’s work.
