Botanical Garden Fountain
For some of us who don’t know it yet, Rio de Janeiro is known as the second largest city in Brazil, and it is also known as the third largest metropolitan area and also a agglomeration within South America, it is actually boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper alone, this makes this city as the 6th largest in the Americas, and it is the 26th in the world.
But little that most of us know that, it is also one of the most travelled cities to because of the beautiful and also the best preserved green areas in the city, this in particular is the Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden would be the example, because of the Botanical Garden Fountain and of course the diversity of the Brazilian and foreign flora. Aside from the beautiful 6,500 species that is distributed within the area of 54 hectares, this amazing water fountain is one of the most visited areas of the garden because of the calmness and serenity that the water gives. This painted cast-iron fountain was actually made in Derby, UK, and it was made as a part of the landscaping design by the English painter named John Tydall.
Fountain Show at the Canton Tower
What you are looking at is the Canton Tower, it is an astonishing tower which is formerly known as Guangzhou TV astronomical and Sightseeing Tower, and it is an observation tower found within the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, this amazing tower is historically known as Canton or the Kwangchow, Guangdong, China. The topping out of the tower was done in the early 2009 and it went to operation on September 29, 2010, it was done for the added view for the 2010 Asian Games.
The tower actually briefly held the title as one of the tallest completed tower in the world; it has even replaced the CN Tower, before it was surpassed by the Tokyo Sky Tree during 2011. The Canton Tower was known as the tallest structure in China, and it is now known as the seventh-tallest structure that we can see in the world, and it is the fourth-tallest freestanding structure known in the world. The name of the tower came after "Canton", it is known as the traditional European name of the city.
However, the tower isn’t just known for its height but it is also known for the “Fountain Show at the Canton Tower”. This fountain show showcase an amazing water feature, this show is very popular during the Lights Event held in the Zujiang New Town – Canton.
Ross Fountain
The astonishing fountain that you are looking at is the Ross Fountain it is known as an ornate iron outdoor water fountain that originated from around the mid-19th Century it is an astonishing water fountain that is located at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. The figures that we see depicted on the fountain are frictional characters that include mermaids and it also has four females that symbolize science, the arts, poetry, and the industry. The final female figure was placed at the apex of this amazing fountain.
During the early 1860’s, the Ross Fountain was later on displayed at The Great Exhibition in London in 1862, at that time it was then seen by a philanthropist and at the same time a gun-maker Daniel Ross, after seeing this amazing fountain on display he then bought it for the City of Edinburgh. The fountain was transported all of its 122 pieces, it then arrived in Leith in the year 1869.
After arriving there, there was a great deliberation as to where would be the most appropriate location for the statue to be placed on, it was later on decided that it will be installed in the Princes Street Gardens in 1872. However, there was notable controversy in the installation of the fountain particularly with Edward Bannerman Ramsay, He was the Dean of the nearby St John's Episcopal Church, and he described the statute as "grossly indecent and disgusting". But none the less, the statue of the fountain remained there and continues to awe everyone who sees it until now.
The Grand Cascade
Little that we know, the outdoor water fountains of Peterhof are know by many as one of Russia's most famous tourist attractions and it has attracted countless numbers of tourists and locals alike, for a fact it is continually drawing millions of visitors every year. The fountains that we see in this area were actually an intrinsic to Peter as the one of the Great's original plans for the city of Peterhof – the plans was made possible because of the impossibility of engineering and also with the sufficiently powerful jets of water that allowed him to move his attentions for this amazing water fountains from the Strelna site to Peterhof - and later on the subsequent generations continued and competed with their predecessors to be able to add a grander as well as ever more ingenious water features to be added to the parkland surrounding within the Grand Palace.
With wide variety of water features in this area, among the most famous ensemble of fountains are the, the Grand Cascade, a water fountain feature that actually runs from the northern facade of the Grand Palace going to the to the Marine Canal, this astonishing water fountain uses 64 different fountains, and it even has over 200 bronze statues, bas-reliefs, as well as other decorations that make this water fountain awe inspiring. Located at the centre of this amazing fountain, depicts Rastrelli's it is the spectacular statue of Samson that is wrestling the jaws of a lion. And on the vista of the Grand Cascade is the Grand Palace behind it.
Fountains of Bellagio
A place of fortune, that is how many of us find the grandeur city of Las Vegas, State of Nevada. This place brought a lot of opportunity to a lot of people especially to those who wants to be extra rich by just playing on their luck. However, some of them are not that lucky enough to pull off a win and end up losing, sad thing is that most of them even had everything gone because off playing for their so called “luck.”
Well, if you don’t want this thing to happen with you, then I suggest trying your luck with touring at beautiful places in the city. Las Vegas is known not only as the gambling capital of the world but as well as tourist paradise because it is a one of a kind destination that you and your family can visit. Enjoy the dancing lights that you can see all over the city.
Talking about the lights in Vegas, these lights can be more exciting if paired with water. Just like the Fountains of Bellagio, an awesome play of lights and water fountain that will surely capture you attention. This marvelous water fountain boasts its show of water, music and light that will definitely amuse as well as entertain its audience. This spectacular water fountain show features a choreographically complex outdoor water feature. The water fountain‘s beautiful backdrop adds up to the beauty of the fountain as lights illuminate and give colors to the bursting water from the water fountain system.
Fountain of Renmark
My family and I went to a vacation last summer. We all agreed to be in South Australia as my father had been there before and he is bragging that this place has one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. This statement of my father made me even excited to be in the place since I am a self confessed sun-worshiper. He promised that we are surely going to enjoy the sand and water as we celebrate our summer vacation together.
A night before we left, I opened up my laptop to browse on some other good places in South Australia. And indeed, I found out that aside from beautiful beaches in South Australia, there are also some tourist destinations that my family will surely enjoy. Adventures such as trekking, hiking, and it even made me excited to know that they also have the zip-line and bungee jumping. I can’t definitely wait to see how my mother will look like after enjoying a ride.
The last page of the website features a water fountain that definitely looks simple but futuristic, so I clicked on the image and learned that the fountain is called The Fountain of Renmark. According to the website, this elegant water feature is symbolizing wealth, no wonder why it looks very classy. Even if you are only looking at the image of the fountain, you will definitely see the water cascading down from the tower like structure of the fountain. You will surely enjoy the uplifting atmosphere of the place once you stand beside this fountain.
Nasrid’s Palace Fountain
There are several races around Europe that are very exciting and fun to be with. And, if you want to experience all of these races, you definitely have to do a European trip. If you want to fall in love or fall in love all over again, then you must visit the most romantic place on Earth that is the famous city of Paris in France. If you want a simple yet luxurious one, then you should do it the English way and visit the United Kingdom.
However, if you want to experience a whole new different trip where modern generation meets up with old civilization, then you might want to be in a Spanish setting in Spain. This country in Europe is one of the richest when it comes to culture, and what good about it is that, most of the traditions that they have a long time before are still being practiced and celebrated today.
Let’s talk about the cities that compose Spain. We all know that cities like Madrid and Barcelona are the most famous when we talk about Spain, but let’s talk about small cities like Alhambra. This city is one of the oldest cities in Spain. A friend of mine told me that there is a palace in the city that has a beautiful fountain on it. This is the Nasrid's Palace Fountain, this is a water fountain that became an wonderful attraction for the people of Alhambra. Catch the beauty of this classic fountain during afternoon when it kisses the sunset, truly a spectacle for you to witness.
Jet d’Eau
I’m not that much familiar about the country Switzerland, but what do I know are the good things I’ve heard about this country. I’ve read a book regarding the things happening to the Switzerland as a country where I found out that this country utilizes discipline staring from the government down to the citizens living in the country. There are a lot of good things about Switzerland hat made me interested in knowing the country more.
Well, this is the reason why I started browsing the internet to know more about Switzerland and knowing what the beautiful places are for a tourist like me to visit. So, I keyed in the word Switzerland on a search engine and voila! It has given me a lot of results. As I open each every link about the country, I was amazed that it is blessed with a lot of wonderful tourist destinations. As I go through the remaining links for the topic, an image caught my attention, a water fountain. Being a fountain lover, I immediately opened the link and found out that this is a large water fountain found in the city of Geneva, a city in Switzerland.
The fountain is called the Jet d'Eau (Water-Jet) I’ve learned that this amazing water fountain is actually one of the city's most famous landmarks. As this water feature brought an honor for the city, it became a feature on the city's official tourism web site and a logo for the 2008 UEFA World Cup.
Brewer Fountain
When we speak about Boston, you will immediately think that this city is the one of the most famous cities in the United States of America. But, some of us are still not aware that Boston is just a capital of one of the largest cities in the US. Yes you heard it right, Boston is the capital city of New England, Massachusetts.
Boston is known because of the colleges and universities that stand out in the US especially when it comes to the study of medicine. No wonder why a lot of well known physicians and medical scientist graduated in Boston. Being a sports loving city, Boston is also the home of several sports team such as the Boston Celtics and Boston Reds Socks. You will surely enjoy watching these teams especially during every play offs in their leagues.
When it comes to architecture, Boston will not be the last one on the list because the city has a lot of beautiful buildings both old and new. When it comes to sky scrapers, Boston has a lot of it as well. Touring around the city, you will find one of a kind works of art both man made and nature’s craft.
Well, I suggest you visit the Brewer Fountain located at the corner of Park and Tremont Streets, by Park Street Station. This beautiful outdoor water fountain is the favorite place for people who want to have serenity and enjoy the presence of nature. Visit this fountain during evening for you will never regret the view that you will be seeing.
9-11 Memorial Fountain
As we all know that the September 11 terrorist attack or what most people refer to as the 9/11 bombing is a more marked as a watershed moment for every U.S citizen and even with its U.S. foreign policy. It also serves as the country’s sought to be able to measure its response into any of the unprecedented assault from various emerging transnational threat.
That tragedy whether we like it or not has actually taken hundreds and even thousands of lives of friends and loved ones. A lot of people of today can clearly describe or recall the horror it has bought them. Most of them put flowers, candles, cards and even letters near the area of the 9/11 bombing. People would simply place anything that they could think of in the site just for them to be able to remember their friends and loved ones.
After the 9/11 attack, the city of New York made a bold move to make sure that every citizen could remember their friends and loved ones in a more honorable way. This was in the form of a water feature, particularly an outdoor water fountain.
This outdoor water fountain is known as the 9-11 Memorial Fountain. The 9/11 Memorial Fountain was a great example of honoring not just the victims of the 9/11 tragedy but also to remember the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in saving every living soul in the after math of the 9/11 bombing.
As years gone by the 9/11 Memorial Fountain became not just a memorial for that tragic event but it became a tourist destination in New York City. For a fact the 9/11 Memorial Fountain has had 1 million visitors since it was opened for public viewing this year.