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🔆 One of the most beautiful attractions in any city is an impressive fountain - almost always a favorite place for citizens and tourists. Singing jets of water, light and impressive sculptures have made many fountains famous all over the world. Often the fountain is a kind of visiting card of the city. The following list of the largest fountains on the planet is compiled taking into account the height of the water jets:
10. Musical fountain in Xi'an (China) - 25 m
The tallest fountain in Asia covers an area of 17 hectares. Water jets, to the sound of music, rise to a height of up to 25 meters and are illuminated by more than 1,500 thousand colored spotlights. Video of the largest musical fountain:
9. Trevi Fountain in Rome (Italy) - 26 m
The Singing Fountain in Rome, with many magnificent sculptural groups, towering over visitors, can claim not only one of the largest fountains, but also one of the most beautiful fountain compositions in the world. The Italian fountain - one of the oldest in the world - was put into operation in the 60s of the XVIII century.
8. Buckingham Fountain, Chicago (USA) - 40 m
The fountain, located on Lake Michigan, personifies the four states of the USA in its composition and uses 5.7 million liters of water to work.
7. Singing fountains in Barcelona (Spain) - 54 m
This amazing complex was opened in 1929 and holds about 3 million liters of water. It amazes with the number of color combinations water-color - about 7 million. Video singing fountains in Barcelona:
6. Bellagio fountain in Las Vegas (USA) - 80 m
Not only singing, but also dancing Bellagio fountain complex was opened in October 1998. It occupies a 10-acre artificial lake area and consists of over 1,000 water jets.
5. Fountain-volcano in Abu Dhabi (UAE) - 92 m
The fountain is designed in the form of a volcano, and the water flowing from the crater at night creates a complete illusion of hot lava.
4. Singing fountain in Sharjah (UAE) - 100 m
The vibrant colors, beautiful music and impressive size of this Khalid Lagoon Fountain is a spectacular sight to behold. During the day, the fountain is hidden under the water column, and at night it sparkles with a storm of colors that are perfectly visible from the entire embankment.
3. Fountain "Jet d'Eau" in Geneva (Switzerland) - 140 m
The highest fountain in Europe. Located on Lake Geneva. The speed of the fountain jet reaches 200 km / h, which is 500 liters of water per second.
2. Fountain "Burj Khalifa" in Dubai (UAE) - 152 m
It occupies the second place of honor among the highest musical fountains in the world. This original fountain complex is located on an artificial lake and is illuminated by 25 color and 6600 spotlights. His repertoire consists of classical, Arabic and popular contemporary music. Video of the Burj Khalifa fountain in Dubai:
1. Fountain of King Fahd in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - 312 m
As the main attraction of the city of Jeddah, the fountain was opened in 1983, it became the highest in the world a little later, when its design was finalized, as a result of which the water jet began to reach 312 m in height instead of the original 120 m.
There are a huge number of the largest fountains in the world (by definition). There are fountains that hold records for the height of the water jets, for the length of the structure, for the area, etc.
And this amazing building (the world's largest fountain), built in the United Arab Emirates, was included in the list of the most famous world record book even before its construction began. Even his design solution was impressive. It was built in 2009-2010.
The world's largest fountain (in Dubai): a description of the structure
A fountain was built in the largest and most beautiful city of Dubai, located in the United Arab Emirates. This is the most unique and complex
The fountain consists of an artificial lake, many large and small fountains combined into a single complex and controlled by one system. This building is equipped with the most modern multi-stage and multifunctional water filtration system. Huge pressure in the pipes is achieved by installing the most unique pumps. All this makes it possible to raise jets of water to a height of up to 310 meters, and this is even higher than the Eiffel Tower in France. The water at the exit reaches a speed of approximately 400 km / h. It turns out that the world's largest fountain in terms of height is in Dubai.
Performance at the Dubai Fountain
The spectacle, lasting from 18:00 to 23:00 local time, is a gigantic water spectacle, an amazing and delightful grand celebration featuring a huge amount of light from numerous spotlights and top-class musical accompaniment!
Water changes every second, spreading over the entire surface of the water surface, suddenly appearing and also instantly disappearing. Crystalline jets of water either lean from side to side, then rise to an unattainable height, then suddenly collapse back into the lake. In general, the water is dancing!
Fantastic lighting accompanies the fabulous water dance all the time. From time to time, amazing pictures appear above the water: colorful, brightly colored sparkling flowers, a delightful sailboat running along the surface of the water, and much more. In addition, the movement of water jets is in harmony with the music. This building is the largest musical fountain in the world.
Amazing in its beauty, the performance attracts the attention of a huge number of tourists, bringing them into indescribable delight. And you can see all this action even from a distance of 200 miles, as well as from space. This magnificent fountain is given the name - "The Brightest Star in the Middle East."
Location
The fountain was built in 2009 near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. The latter is also one of the main ones. This skyscraper is the largest in the world (its height is 828 meters). The building consists of 164 floors.
Fahd Fountain
It should be noted that there is another largest fountain in the world, which is equal in height to Dubai. But it is not as effective as the above. In one of the cities there is a fountain called Fahda, built in the 80s. It is named after the king of this country.
This facility operates day and night. It throws only two huge jets of water into the sky, but to a height of 312 m. These jets are visible from anywhere in the city of Jeddah. This world's largest fountain serves as a wonderful landmark for numerous tourists and pilgrims of the country.
Its uniqueness also lies in the fact that its base is a quadrangular bowl, which is made in the likeness of an oriental incense burner for various incense. It is installed in the sea, close to the shore. And the water for the fountain is sea. This water product works around the clock, and it is turned off only for checks and when the wind increases.
Stunning Fountains of the World
All over the world, a huge number of amazingly beautiful unique fountains adorn the appearance of different cities. Consider some of the largest singing fountains in the world.
1. Fountain Bellagio (USA). It is located in Las Vegas on an artificial lake in front of the hotel of the same name. Its peculiarity is large dance and musical performances of water, music and light. Amazing actions take place under the accompaniment of famous world works: “Viva Las Vegas”, “Your Song”, “Luck Be a Lady”, etc.
2. Trevi Fountain (Italy). Trevi is located in Rome. This is also one of the most famous fountains accompanied by music. Its height is 26.3 m, and its width is 49.15 m. It was created in the Baroque style. There is a well-known legend about this very fountain, which says that a coin thrown into the fountain will help you return to Rome.
3. Montjuica (Spain). In Barcelona, there is a magnificent fountain built in 1929 (the International Exhibition was taking place there at that time). And earlier he presented only a light show. In the 80s of the XX century, the fountain was reequipped and by 1992 (Summer Olympics) it became a color-musical one.
4. Singapore Prosperity Fountain. Singapore's huge shopping center is adorned with the Prosperity Fountain ("Suntec City"). It is an amazing laser show accompanied by live music, light and water dance.
The world's largest new fountain
In Grozny (Chechnya) in October 2015, on the day of the celebration of the City Day, the only water-submersible solid fountain in the world was opened so far. Its structure is 300 meters long and 40 meters wide. Its jets of water are thrown to a height of about 100 meters. According to certain characteristics, it surpasses the world-famous fountain in Dubai.
Represents the color-musical fountain of the Chechen ornament.
Thanks to the enormous pressure, two screens of water are created, each of which has a size of 25 by 18 meters. They broadcast clips and other video materials. A huge number of cannons (248) release flames up to 60 meters high. Numerous multicolored spotlights have some of the best color gamuts in the world.
The new largest fountain in the world (in Grozny) is installed on the territory of the Grozny Sea (tourist complex).
Even ordinary water, just flowing in the river, attracts the attention of people with its amazing crystal clearness and murmur. Well, fountains, amazing creations of people, attract with their unique fabulous design. And in this fantastic action, the very crystal-clear water created by nature necessarily participates.
Add here such a structure as a fountain.
From afar, it may seem as if some kind of frenzied geyser is pounding out of the ground with all its might. But the scene is not very suitable - Saudi Arabia. In addition, it takes place in one of the largest and most modern cities in the country. This giant jet of water is the work of human hands. It's hard to believe, but this fountain beats the records of many other attractions in the world.
It is difficult to say why the authorities of Jeddah - a large city in Saudi Arabia - decided to make the fountain the main attraction. But, one way or another, in 1980-1983 it was built not far from some administrative palace building.
Fountain- a device from which water beats up or sideways from a source (lat.- fons). The function of fountains is usually decorative. Fountains are classified according to various criteria: by location - on interior and street. By the presence of dynamics in the operation of fountain and lighting equipment - on color dynamic, static and "dancing". It can be considered separately classical or sculptural fountains.
The "pedigree" of fountains begins in ancient sacred groves with springs that were thought of as origin - the beginning of everything and played an important role in the rituals. The splendor of the fountains of the New Age sparkling with gold and in no way connected with the cult of the modern era, of course, overshadows the relative simplicity of the sources in pagan sanctuaries or those sources that remain revered representatives of all modern religions, however, the fact that the royal palace complex is unthinkable without a garden and occupying in the central place of the fountain testifies to the amazing mechanism of historical memory, in which the prototype of both the fountain and the garden has been preserved for many millennia.
That fountain spouted straight into the sky, but it wasn't anything special. They say that it was very reminiscent of the Swiss Jet d "Eau. And indeed: its stream rose into the air for an unfortunate 120 meters, which somehow did not impress the people very much and did not particularly correspond to the city architecture. Therefore, the authorities decided to install a new attraction Again, it was supposed to be a fountain, and a very large one: preferably larger than any other fountains and, perhaps, even famous buildings.
The work was undertaken by the Arabian company SETE Technical Services, which is engaged in the development of various engineering structures for the city, water supply, energy, and environmental projects. The fountain they built really outdid a lot of things. Now the fountain works perfectly. However, already a couple of years after installation, experts discovered that its steel pipes were suffering from corrosion. At the end of 1987, it was quickly decided to install an anode protection to prevent the destruction of the metal. Now this destructive process seems to be stopped.
SETE Technical Services quickly got to work and launched a new fountain as early as 1985. But for some reason, this development did not shock the world, although the guys designed a colossus that throws water into the air to a dizzying height: 312 meters!
The total mass of water that constantly "hangs" over the fountain is approximately 18.8 tons. This engineering masterpiece was created during the reign of King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud), so it is often called the fountain of King Fahd. Sometimes simply - the fountain of Jeddah.
There is something to compare it with! Even the Eiffel Tower recedes into the background, because its height, except for the crowning antenna structure, barely reaches 301 meters. However, it is useless to compare fountains with antennas. But with other fountains - easily.
The diameter of the pipes of the system is different. Pipes supplying water have a cross section of 80 centimeters. And where water flies out into the atmosphere, their diameter is only 12.6 centimeters - this is done so that the "outlet" pressure is maximum.
The technical part of the Fahd Fountain consists of a pumping station and a power station that feeds it. At first, both of them were built on a barge 90 meters long, which was then partially flooded - simply so that this whole ugly part of the structure was not conspicuous. It took seven thousand tons of cement to build just one pumping station five-story high. One of the parts over which the developers have been especially zealous is the nozzles from which water enters the air. They are designed to last for many more years.
Today, the most powerful pumping station, located at a depth of 20 meters, raises salty sea water into the sky. An artificial island was built for her, which took about 7,000 cubic meters of concrete. On five more artificial islands around, 500 powerful searchlights are installed to illuminate the jet at night. Water is thrown to a huge height with the help of two powerful pumps, ejecting 625 liters per second at a speed of 375 kilometers per hour. There is also a third, backup, pump - in case any of the two suddenly breaks down. Cooling of these pumps is carried out by fresh water through a separate circuit, which is pumped by 16 pumps.
Another amazing moment: the fountain of Jeddah works continuously. It can be turned off for two reasons. The first is a scheduled inspection of equipment, which is carried out about once a year. And the second is "an emergency situation". If suddenly a strong wind begins to blow from the south. In this case, the water can deviate and get into the gardens and lawns of that very vast administration building. Which is very bad: because of this, all vegetation will die, because the water is salty, because it is pumped out directly from the Red Sea, on the shore of which the city is located.
The authorities are not particularly fond of various tricks such as light, laser and other complex highlights of the fountain. It already looks fantastic day and night.
Currently, the state of the fountain and all its communications is constantly monitored using modern computer technology. Perhaps thanks to this, he will someday get into the Guinness Book of Records (Guinness World Records). In the meantime, for some reason, the official world record is held by a similar fountain in Arizona, which raises the water by only 171.2 meters and works for only 15 minutes a day.
Below you will find the names of the largest fountains in the world, which amaze the imagination with their beauty and grandeur.
The first place rightfully belongs to King Fahd Fountain . And no wonder, because its height is 312 meters! This miracle is located in Saudi Arabia and it was originally planned that its height would be only 120 meters. However, the creators eventually surpassed themselves and presented this amazing structure to the whole world. It is noteworthy that this miracle is located not on land, but in the sea, which makes one bow to the engineering abilities of its creators.
2nd place 
Burj Khalifa Fountain not only one of the highest in the world, but also one of the most expensive water structures of this type. It represents a whole complex of structures that, accompanied by musical and light accompaniment, throw out jets to a height of 150 meters. The combination of divinely beautiful music and the "dance of water" fascinates and shocks.
3rd place 
Fountain "Jet d'Eau" 140 meters high is rightfully considered a real symbol of Geneva. It is located in the center of a picturesque lake and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. Extreme lovers can almost come close to him on a narrow bridge. In the cold season, the Jet d'Eau is turned off so that the frozen drops do not cause damage to any of the residents and tourists.
4th place 
One of the attractions of Sharjah is a magnificent singing fountain located right in the middle of a picturesque lagoon. With the onset of twilight, it explodes with incredible colors and lights. And although the performances last no more than 10 minutes, this is quite enough to remember them for a lifetime.
5th place 
Fountain made in volcano , 92 meters high is located in Abu Dhabi, in the center of the picturesque waterfront. Thanks to the masterful illumination, at night it really turns into a real, fire-breathing volcano. You can watch this amazing spectacle endlessly.
6th place 
Las Vegas at every turn impresses with its splendor and splendor. But perhaps its most famous attraction is the charming Bellagio fountain . More than a thousand jets of water rise 80 meters into the air and gracefully intertwine in a dance to the accompaniment of the most famous musical works. At night, this building takes viewers into a real fairy tale.
7th place 
Singing fountains in Barcelona are a magnificent installation of light, water and music. Even the locals have long abandoned the official name - Montjuic and call this miracle of architecture magical fountains. Like a magnet, it attracts lovers from all over the world who love to be photographed against its picturesque backdrop.
8th place 
buckingham fountain, located in Chicago, symbolizes the four states that are washed by Lake Michigan. The states are represented as graceful horses that surround the fountain itself. In its shape, it is very reminiscent of a chic, lush wedding cake. In the evening, a real doomsday begins, which gathers thousands of spectators from all over the world.
9th place 
Trevi Fountain in Rome - one of the oldest water structures of this type, whose history goes back to the 17th century. Architect Nicola Silvi created a stunning architectural ensemble. It seems that now the chariots, tritons, sea gods will come to life before our eyes, and the ocean itself will overwhelm the audience.
10th place 
The musical fountain in the Chinese city of Xi'an is the largest Asian fountain. The height of its jet reaches 25 meters. Under the bewitching music, the jets, illuminated by more than 3,000 multi-colored lanterns, take on truly bizarre shapes.
The Fountain of Wealth, located in Singapore's Santec City shopping complex, is the largest fountain in the world.
The Fountain of Wealth was so huge that it was even noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest fountain in the world. The base of the fountain occupies an area of 1683 m 2, above which rises - a structure weighing 85 tons. The fountain is presented in the form of a giant bronze ring on four inclined legs, the height of which is as much as 13.8 m. Water flows from top to bottom from the bronze ring.
Design - The Fountain of Wealth was made exactly according to Feng Shui, decorated with various Asian symbols that attract prosperity. Water flows to the center - this is a symbol of the accumulation of wealth.
The four large legs represent the four major religions and four peoples of Singapore. The bronze ring - the symbol of the Indian sacred Mandala - symbolizes peace and unity. Bronze was chosen as a material not by chance, the Chinese firmly believe that the combination of water and metal in the required proportions can pave the way to success.
The fountain in Suntec City is turned off three times a day, and in its very center, a small fountain continues to work. Everyone who wants to go around the fountain counterclockwise and dip their hand into the water, then it will bring them prosperity and well-being.
