Five famous fountains in the world
Fountains originated in Islam. In Islamic gardens, Islamic gardeners found that the fountain or along the center of the axis can erupt beautiful spring landscape for viewing.
In the Renaissance, fountain technology has been greatly developed. In this period, the fountain was combined with statues, pillars, pools and so on. Famous fountains, such as the famous "Baiquan footpath" of villa este in Italy and the fountain channel of lyonde. In the 17th-18th century, fountains were very popular in European cities. For example: the famous Apollo fountain in France, and the waterfall fountain with statues in Russia.
In the 21st century, what famous fountains appear in the world?
1. Banpo bridge fountain, South Korea
The Hanjiang river restoration project was completed in 2007. It is famous for the South Korean men's photography site. It attracts hundreds of foreign tourists every year.
The fountain is 1140 meters long and has 380 nozzles, which shoot into the river with 190 tons of water per minute. The spring water is illuminated by more than 290 laser light beams. The formation of a "rainbow.". The biggest idea of this fountain is to spray the traditional vertical fountain horizontally. With the help of the gravity of water itself, a parabola is formed. So as to achieve the effect of "Rainbow" in the air.
2. The Fontana di Trevi, Roman
The full name of the wishing pool is Fontana Di Trevi. It was built by Nicolo Salvi, an 18th century architect. After the movie Roman holiday, it became popular all over the world.
The Trevi fountain is said to be the source of water for the Agrippa waterway, which was built in the 15th century. The Trevi fountain, completed in 1762, was designed by Nicola Salvi and took 30 years to complete. The pool is about 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide. The great God of the sea stands in the pool in his carriage, with the water god on both sides, and four girls standing above, representing the four seasons. It was surrounded by Western gods.
Every year, a large number of tourists come to the wishing pool. Tourists are throwing coins into the spring and wishing God luck.
3. Fountain of Monterey palace, Spain
Monterey palace fountain, designed by designer Carles buigas. It is said that when the fountain was first constructed, it was questioned. The vast majority of people think that this is an impossible task. But more than 3000 workers worked day and night on the project, and less than a year later, the Magic Fountain finally came into being.
The magic fountain is a magic performance with color, music, light and action. This fountain attracts a large number of foreign tourists to visit every year. If you have a chance to come to Barcelona in Spain, do come here.
4. The fortune fountain, Singapore
Fortune fountain is composed of four inclined bronze pillars. The top of the column is a bronze ring with a diameter of 66 meters. The vertical height of the whole structure is 13.8 meters. The whole fountain covers an area of 1683.07 square meters, with a jet of water up to 30 meters.
Singapore's fortune fountain is one of the most famous architectural signs in Singapore, which is located in the financial center. The fountain is surrounded by 12 zodiac animals. It is said that walking three times around the fountain will bring fortune.
5. Sea world music fountain, Shen Zhen China
Shenzhen sea world music fountain is one of the largest fountains in Shenzhen with the highest construction difficulty coefficient. The fountain is composed of 188 sets of super gas explosion nozzle lights, which can display 360 degrees!
The plain water surface suddenly erupted colorful spring water. Under the strong music rhythm and lighting effect, the spring seems to be endowed with spirituality, just like a human shadow, dancing in the water. For a while, it is low, dancing like a fairy; while it is high, dancing like a devil. The whole world seems to be affected by this charm.
