June 12th, 2017 | Updated on March 2nd, 2024
A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source, fills a basin of some kind, and is drained away. Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing and washing to the residents of cities, towns and villages.
Fountains make fantastic historical monuments and still inspire us with their beauty and power. Here are 30 most amazing fountains in the world :
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1. The Burj Khalifa Fountain (Dubai, UAE)
2. Big Wild Goose Pagoda Fountains (Xian, China)
3. Palace of Versailles (Versailles, France)
4. Bellagio Fountains (Las Vegas, USA)
5. Magic Fountain of Montjuic (Barcelona, Spain)
6. Trevi Fountain (Rome, Italy)
7. The Nations Friendship Fountain (Moscow, Russia)
8. The Buckingham Fountain (Chicago, United States)
9. The Archibald Fountain (Sydney, Australia)
10. The Fountain of Wealth (Singapore)
11. Water Boat Fountain, Valencia, Spain
12. The Fountain Of Wealth, Suntec City, Singapore
13 ‘The Mustangs Of Las Colinas’, Texas, USA
14. Banpo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea
15. Magic Tap, Cadiz, Spain
16. Vortex Fountain ‘Charybdis’, Sunderland, UK
17. Giant – Entrance To The Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal Worlds), Wattens, Austria
18. ‘the Divers Fountain’, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19. Cascades Of Hercules Monument, Kassel, Germany
20. ‘Rainman’, Florence, Italy
21. Fountain “Tunnel Of Surprises”, Lima, Peru
22. Mosaïcultures Internationales, Montreal, Canada
23. Fountain ‘Metalmorphosis’, Charlotte, USA
24. Keller Fountain, Portland, Oregon, USA
25. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Fountain, Ancient City, Thailand
26. Fountain At The Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History & Culture, Washington
27. Nacka Fountain, Stockholm, Sweden
28. ’71 Fountain’, Ohio, USA
29. Julie Penrose Fountain, Colorado Springs, USA
30. Unisphere Fountain, New York, USA
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