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 largest fountain in the world), built in the United United Arab Emirates, entered the list of the most famous world record books even before the start of its construction. 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 beautiful city 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). Located in Barcelona 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.

The tallest fountain in the world is located in the central part of the city of Dubai. He was listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Moreover, this happened even before the moment when the structure was built. Locals are proud of it, considering it an adornment of their city and country. This is no coincidence.

The fountain was placed on the basis of an artificial lake. The developer of this building was Borji Dubai Emaar.

The fountain is notable for its significant height, which exceeds the size by twenty-five percent of the most famous fountains in Los Angeles.

But it is unique not only for its size, but also for its strong water pressure. The water jet rises with the help of special pumps and exceeds the height eiffel tower, reaching 310 meters. The speed of water reaches, thanks to this, 400 kilometers per hour. The uniqueness of trouble-free operation is in the idea of ​​​​engineers. It functions well, thanks to a multifunctional and modern water filtration system.

Therefore, the highest fountain in the world is just an amazing sight! The building was opened in 2008, and its construction took about two million dollars. But the money invested could already justify itself.

Tallest fountain in Dubai in tourism business

To build such a huge fountain was conceived in order to attract tourists. As practice has shown, thanks to the visits of tourists, the flow of which in recent times really increased, the financial investments spent on the construction of the fountain paid off in a very short period of time.

Every day, several thousand travelers gather near it, who wish to see the light and music program, which is a magnificent and unique spectacle of light, music and water splashes.

Heavy jets fall from a great height. This process is accompanied by music, as well as light that pours from a huge number of all kinds of spotlights. At night, the bright illumination of the fountain can be seen from a distance of almost twenty kilometers, but the glow from such an original program in the dark will be visible even from space.

If we talk about the "dance component" of the performance, it should be noted that the highest fountain in the world can create hundreds of rhythms, moving to a variety of works - from classical masterpieces to modern fashionable music.

The result is a truly magical picture. At night, the fountain becomes like flames, and after a few minutes it looks like a quiet river. Moreover, when watching this performance, one gets the feeling that he is alive, has his own character, and dances, because he wants to convey his mood and complex character. After a while, you begin to lose the feeling of reality, and you are completely immersed in the performance that the fountain “shows”.

Therefore, Dubai is gradually becoming tourist center. Travelers "bring" with them indelible impressions of the "dancing and living" fountain.

Conclusion

The tallest fountain in the world - Dubai - is rightly called "the most unique point in the Middle East." In addition, there is a most beautiful and clean reservoir around it, near which travelers who come specially to look at the water extravaganza and admire the lake have the opportunity to make wishes and throw coins.

But here are the dances that the fountain performs rhythmically, lead to indescribable delight not only to visiting travelers, but also local residents. Because there is no such amazing sight in any tourist spot in the world.

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Daytime shot of the Dubai Singing Fountain:

Evening shot of the Dubai Fountain:

The largest fountain in the world located in the United Arab Emirates. It adorns the exotic city of Dubai. This fountain began to function in 2010. It is a real miracle of hydraulic engineering. It was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records even before the completion of construction work, the fountain project was so grandiose.

What makes Dubai Fountain different

The construction is very complex. This is a whole system of fountains of different sizes and an artificial lake. Hydraulic engineers used the latest technology to achieve multi-stage and multi-functional filtration. A system of powerful pumps creates a strong pressure in the pipes, which provides an incredible rise in water jets. Installation creates an amazing effect!

The musical fountain in Dubai rises to 310 m, which is comparable to the height of the Eiffel Tower. At the outlet, the speed of the water is 400 km per hour. In the period from 18:00 to 23:00, a fantastic water extravaganza takes place in the city. The amazing fountain sings, glows, murmurs and shimmers.

800 million dirhams or 218 million dollars were spent on the construction of this masterpiece. This includes the cost of building a fountain, pond, lighting and cleaning systems. Dubai Fountain erected in a prestigious location, next to the world-famous shopping mall Dubai Mall - in the Burj Dubai area.

The start of construction of the giant fountain was announced by WET Design. At the same time, a competition was held for the most beautiful name fountain. The winners were 15 people who proposed the name Dubai Fountain. They shared the prize - 28 thousand dollars. grand building considered the largest fountain in the world. In addition, it is also the most expensive fountain. Its grandeur amazes visitors and residents of the UAE. It lifts over 80,000 liters of liquid into the air over an area of ​​about 300 m.
The picturesque fountain has 6,600 multi-colored light bulbs that create illumination in the dark. In the evening, 25 spotlights are also turned on, creating different shades.

The amazing show takes place under beautiful musical compositions, of which there are about 20. Among them there is an amazing song by Sarah Brightman “Time to say Good bye”. During the presentation, the jets tilt to the sides, rise, straighten and fall from high altitude into the lake. The backlight imitates rainbow flowers, a yacht running on the waves and other images.

The Magic Fountain is able to form more than 1000 beautiful figures with the help of jets. All this happens in sync with the music. Such an incomparable picture attracts many tourists to the fountain, who experience pleasant amazement. The spectacle can be observed even at a distance of 300 km from the fountain. There are data according to which largest fountain in the world visible from space. It is the brightest point in East Asia.

Fahd Fountain

The competitor of Dubai Fountain is the Fahd Fountain, equal in height to it. It was built in Saudi Arabia(city of Jeddah) in the 80s. This fountain was named after King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud. It works day and night, without interruption, throwing two powerful jets high into the sky.

The height of the jets reaches 312 m, so the fountain is visible from any point big city. The base of the structure is a bowl, which is made in the form of an incense burner. This bowl is installed in the coastal zone of the sea, so the fountain uses sea water.

Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

Another famous fountain is located in Seoul ( South Korea). It is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest fountain bridge on the planet. Its length is 1140 m. The jets hit sideways, not up. They form water arches as they flow down the sides of the Banpo Bridge.

The backlight creates the appearance of dancing jets. The length of each water jet is 20 m.

The bridge is equipped with large pumps and colorful lanterns, and the water for the system comes from the Hangang River. Colorful shows are constantly held here. Previously, the Banpo Bridge was completely ordinary and unremarkable. But in 2008, the authorities decided to change the situation and turned it into a real miracle.

Today it is the most beautiful and largest fountain-bridge in the world. At night, it shimmers with colorful lights, creating an incredible spectacle. In the light of the moon, the bridge becomes like a fairy tale.

Here are ten of the most amazing fountains in the world.

Moonlight Rainbow Fountain (Seoul) - the longest fountain on the bridge

Until 2008, Seoul's Banpo Bridge, which connects the banks of the Han River, was not much different from the others. But with the advent of the unusual Moon Rainbow fountain, it immediately became one of the main city attractions and even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records. The idea to turn the bridge into a fountain (Banpo also did not lose its function of crossing from one side of the river to the other) came to the authorities of the South Korean capital not by chance. This was done as part of a large-scale project designed to revive the attractiveness of Seoul in the eyes of tourists. The jets of the fountain hit on both sides of the Banpo bridge, throwing out 190 tons of water in one minute. In addition, 10,000 LED lamps color the jets in every color of the rainbow. The Lunar Road Fountain is also distinguished by its ecological “friendliness”: water is taken from the river, where it is then returned already cleaned.

King Fahd Fountain (Jeddah) - the tallest

King Fahd's Fountain, or simply Jeddah's Fountain, is the name given to the tallest fountain in the world. The idea of ​​its construction came to the city authorities in the early 1980s. The city needed the main attraction, and the choice fell on the fountain. His project turned out to be extremely concise: a thicket was installed as a base, made in the form of a traditional incense burner, from which a powerful jet of water was supposed to beat. In 1983, when the fountain was opened, the jet shot up to a height of 120 m, but this was not enough for the authorities. The project was finalized, and two years later the fountain began to throw a water column to a height of 312 m. In addition to the dizzying height, the fountain is also interesting because it is located in the sea, which is very difficult from an engineering point of view. The Fahd Fountain works continuously, and it is turned off only for two reasons: for a scheduled inspection or due to strong winds.

Fountain complex Dubai Fountain (Dubai) - the largest and most expensive

The tallest building in the world, a giant oceanarium, a huge duty free. Dubai authorities love to amaze the imagination of tourists. In 2009, the city hosted the official opening of the largest and most expensive fountain in the world, or rather, a whole fountain complex located on an artificial lake. His project was developed by the Californian company with the speaking name WET, which had previously created the famous Bellagio fountain in Las Vegas. In total, a record $218 million was spent on the construction of the Dubai giant, the size of which is equal to the area of ​​three football fields. After the opening of the Dubai Fountain, it joined the list of world dancing fountains. Its repertoire includes classical, Arabic and pop music, and the fountain “performs” a different dance to each of the melodies. At night, the light show can be seen up to 30 km away and is said to be visible even from space.

Crown Fountain (Chicago) - the most international

In 2004, an unusual art object was opened in Chicago's Millennium Park, combining an interactive fountain and video sculpture. The author of the project was the Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, according to whose idea the fountain was made in the form of two 15-meter towers covered with liquid crystal screens, on which images of Chicago residents are projected. It was not decided to show the faces of ordinary citizens by chance, but to demonstrate the "diversity of the city." For this, 75 public and religious organizations presented their candidates, whose images were used in the work of the fountain. It is interesting that from time to time the lips on the face of one or another city dweller fold into a tube, and a portion of water is spat out at the audience. At first, the Crown Fountain was called the most controversial design of the Millennium Park, but over time people got used to it and even fell in love with it.

Fountains of Peterhof (St. Petersburg) - the most luxurious

The cascade of fountains in Peterhof is called one of the most luxurious and exquisite in the world. And despite the fact that it began to take shape almost three centuries ago. Creation idea Peterhof fountains belonged to Peter I. The emperor, having gained access to the sea, set out to build on the shore Gulf of Finland amazing fountain complex. Work on its construction lasted more than a hundred years, during which the Grand Cascade acquired 64 fountains, 255 sculptures and numerous other decorative elements. The greatest damage to the fountains of Peterhof was inflicted during the Second World War. The four most large sculptures complex, among which were the famous "Samson", "Tritons", "Volkhov" and "Neva", did not have time to evacuate, and they disappeared. But later they were restored according to the surviving photographs. The last large-scale restoration of the Grand Cascade, which lasted seven years, ended with the solemn launch of the fountains in 1995.

Fountain of wealth (Singapore) - a fountain built according to feng shui

"Doughnut with legs" and "basketball hoop". Whatever nicknames were given to the famous Singaporean fountain of wealth, which was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest in the world, but later lost this title. In fact, the design of the structure is symbolic. The four pillars of the fountain correspond to the four peoples and four major religions of Singapore, and the ring, which is equal in size to the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral, is the embodiment of the Indian sacred symbol Mandala and ensures unity and peace. Bronze was chosen as the material, as according to Chinese belief, its combination with water paves the way for success. Singaporeans believe that if you go around the small fountain three times clockwise, putting one hand into the water, it will bring good luck and prosperity. By the way, especially so that everyone can do this, three times a day the jets of a large fountain are turned off.

Bellagio Fountain (Las Vegas) - America's most famous dancing fountain

In the most wasteful and gambling city of America, Las Vegas, there is one completely free attraction. And, moreover, one that can be compared in popularity with the famous casinos of the gambling capital of the United States. We are talking about the dancing Bellagio fountain, which has been featured in numerous films and TV series. The Bellagio Fountain was launched on October 15, 1998, the day the nearby hotel-casino of the same name opened. The fountain cost $40 million to build, but the money was not wasted as the Bellagio managed to become a must-see for all tourists who come to watch the daily performances held under classical music, as well as under the compositions of Elton John, Madonna and Whitney Houston. By the way, a romantic legend is also connected with the fountain: they say that if you make a marriage proposal near the Bellagio, then the marriage will be long and happy.

Soaring fountains (Osaka) - the most airy

Tourists come to Japanese Osaka to look at unusual soaring fountains that have already been exchanged for the fifth decade. No, scientists have not yet succeeded in defeating the force of gravity. But the fountains really seem to be suspended in the air. The idea of ​​their creation belonged to the American architect of Japanese origin Isamu Noguchi, and the opening was timed to coincide with the 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka. The main theme of the exposition was progress, so it was necessary to create something that would capture the imagination of the audience and demonstrate the achieved technological level. The secret of the fountains lies in their support, which is hidden under water and at the same time is absolutely transparent, which creates the illusion that the structure is supported by the pressure of water and soars above the ground. Despite the fact that the fountains were built over 40 years ago, they still look spectacular and modern.

Mercury fountain (Barcelona) - the most poisonous

Looking from afar at a small fountain, which is stored today under protective glass in Barcelona's Juan Miro Foundation Museum, one cannot say that it is distinguished by something special. But in fact, it is unique in its kind. Instead of the usual water, mercury flows through the fountain - the only metal that remains liquid at room temperature. The author of the mercury fountain was the American sculptor Alexander Calder, who received an order for its creation from the Spanish Republican government. The fountain was first shown to the public in 1937 at the World Exhibition in Paris, and then it was transported to Barcelona. At first, no precautions were taken for visitors to the fountain. And only in the 1950s, when the toxicity of mercury and its vapors was proven, the fountain was enclosed in a protective sarcophagus. So today its inspection does not pose any danger.

Trevi Fountain (Rome) - the most visited

Rome is often called the capital of fountains, where the title of king is firmly entrenched in the legendary Trevi. It is he who is one of the main attractions of the Italian capital, as well as one of the most visited fountains in the world. Its impressive composition was created between 1732 and 1762 by the architect Nicola Salvi. But in fact, the fountain on the site of the current one has existed since the time ancient rome. In the 20th century, Trevi became a real celebrity. He starred in many films, and in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita he became a full-fledged hero. In addition, a number of beliefs are associated with the Trevi Fountain. So, throwing one coin into it will surely return to Rome. Two - a love meeting. Three is a wedding. Four is wealth. Five - separation. Not surprisingly, this allowed the fountain to claim the title of one of the most profitable in the world. His annual income to the city treasury is about €700,000.