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Fountain

A fountain is an arrangement where water is forced into the air under pressure, creating a jet. The pressure may be gravitational, or may be produced by a motor driven pump.

A famous fountain rises from the surface of Lake Geneva. However, many fountains are located in small, artificial ornamental ponds, and often they are surrounded by statuary.

Other Meanings

In Islam a fountain is the name of the place in the Mosque where worshippers can wash before Prayer.

A water fountain is designed to provide drinking water and has a basin arrangement with either continuously running water or a tap.

There is a mythological Fountain of Youth from which one can drink to gain immortality, or to regain their youth that plays a role in many fairy tales, stories, and oddysseys.

Famous Fountains

• The Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva
• Manneken Pis in Brussels
• The Trafalgar Square fountains in London.
• The garden fountains of the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
• The staircase and Atlas fountains at Peterhoff, the summer palace of Peter the Great
• The Dancing Fountains at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas.
• Fontana di Trevi in Rome.

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