Ten Most Beautiful Fountain in Various Countries

Ten Most Beautiful Fountain in Various Countries

1.Fountains of Bellagio (Las Vegas): Major Water Choreography

Fountains of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas (USA) is a large fountain with performances involving light and music. The show can be seen from a number of specific points on the Strip, from the street and from neighboring buildings. Major water is carried out every 30 minutes in the afternoon and early evening, and every 15 minutes from 8 AM until early morning. The Fountains is built on an artificial lake covering nine acres. Movement of water is set to follow a variety of music, for example, include "Fly Me To The Moon" (Frank Sinatra), "Time to Say Goodbye" (Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli) and "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion).

According to urban myth of the lake is filled with dirty water from the hotel, while using fresh water, which drilled decades prior to irrigate a golf course that previously occupied the land. In fact, this fountain uses less water than a golf course. They use a network of underground pipes with more than 1,200 hoses that make it possible to do a fountain show along with 4,500 lights. It is estimated that the lake fountain takes U.S. $ 50 million in the making.

2.Fountain of Wealth (Singapore): World's Largest Fountain

Fountain of Wealth is located in the basement at the Suntec City's largest shopping malls in Singapore and is famous because it is the world's largest fountain. Symbols of wealth and life, its design is based on the Hindu mandala, and is a symbolic representation of spiritual unity, unity and harmony among the four races in Singapore. Made of bronze, and consists of a circle with a length of 66 meters which is assisted by four large pillars. Occupying a spacious 1683 meters (5521 ft), with high-13.8m (45.2 ft). The fountain reaches a height of 30 meters.

3.Magic Fountain of Montjuic (Barcelona)

Magic Fountain of Montjuic is a spectacular play of color, light, movement, music and water acrobatics in Barcelona. Placa d'Espanya is located in and the National Palau, the magic fountain attracts thousands of tourists every night. Built by designer Carles Buigas 1929 for the Great Universal Exhibition, nearly 3,000 workers are involved in this project for less than one year.

4.Volcano Fountain (Abu Dhabi)

Sadly, in 2004 the Volcano Mountain - once a famous landmark of Abu Dhabi and one of the most beautiful fountain in the world - torn down to make room for housing development. The fountain is 80 feet tall pyramid built to resemble a circle, with the fourth rung from the fountain up the six platforms to the top. In the afternoon, the fountain was turned into perunjukan with colored light while the water flows downward.

Wild Goose Pagoda 5.Big Fountains (Xian)

Built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is an ancient building protected and sacred place for Buddhist. Located on the southern outskirts of Xian City (China), this place is home to the largest musical fountain in Asia, with the light line the longest in the world.

6.People 's Friendship Fountain (Moscow)

People's Friendship Fountain (also known as the Friendship of Nations) in Moscow has 16 sculptures that wear their national costumes, representing the Republic of the Soviet Union. The fountain is complemented by a pool octahedral red granite with a surface area meterp ersegi 4000. The fountain is run by an eight-pump system that can fire 1200 liters of water from 800 jets to reach the high 24 meters per second.

7.Trevi Fountain (Rome)

Standing as high as 25.9 meters (85 feet) and width of 19.8 meters (65 feet), Trevi Fountain (Fontana of Trevi) has one of the most beautiful sculptures in Italy: Neptune or Oceanus in the middle and two triton, one trying to tame the horse that symbolizes the cruel sea, and the other one blew the sea shells that symbolizes peace. Ordered in 1732 by Clement XII and thirty years later his successor Clement XIII cleansed.

Trevi became famous for his scene in the movie "La Dolce Vita" made by Fellini, when Anita Ekberg bathed in late evening at this fountain. There's also a legend that says, if you throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain, you will return to Rome.

8.Oval Fountain (Tivoli)

Fontana dell'Ovato (Oval Fountain), also known as Fontana in Tivoli, located at Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Italy. This fountain empties into the egg-shaped pool and then go into a pool which is made in nymphaeum rusty. The design is made by Pirro Ligorio. All Villa designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

9.Peterhof Fountain (Saint Petersburg)

Peterhof is a luxurious residence and beautiful Empire, founded in 1710 by Peter the Great on the banks of the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). Combining several palaces, a number of landscape gardens and a collection of sculptures and fountains, giving him the title "Russian Versailles him." Grand Cascade flows from beneath the palace towards the Baltic Sea and is one of a series of world's largest fountain. From the Grand Cascade's largest fountain, filled with gold statue of Samson fighting with a lion, a canal flowing through the park to the pier, where the hydrofoil and ship from St. Petersburg dock.

10.King Fahd's Fountain (Jeddah)

Located in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Fahd's Fountain is famous for is the world's tallest fountain, fire-water to a height of 1023 ft (312m) - higher than the Eiffel Tower when the antenna was abolished. Using three giant pumps that can shoot 625 liters of water per second at incredible speed 233 mph (375 km / h). When traveling to Jeddah, do not forget to visit this fountain, incredible.