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.
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.
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.
Walter J. Blackburn Memorial Fountain
The water fountain you are looking at in this picture is actually a gift to the citizens of London from the Blackburn estate; it was given by the late Marjorie Blackburn to the people of London in memory of her husband Walter J. Blackburn. Her Worship Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco of London even said that it is the best gift she has received from Richard Costley-White. Richard Costley-White is actually the grandson of Marjorie Blackburn. During the unveiling of this amazing water fountain, other members of the Blackburn family were in attendance that includes the offspring of Walter and Marjorie Blackburn’s namely Susan Blackburn, the sister of the late Martha Blackburn, who was Mr. Costley-White’s mother.
Little that we know that the name of Blackburn in the fountain is actually a name that is synonymous with London; this is because of the founder of the first daily newspaper released in London, and that is the London Free Press. Josiah Blackburn was the person behind the establishment of the London Free Press for more than 150 years ago.
The design of the Walter J. Blackburn Memorial Fountain that we are looking at began in 2005 and it has even spanned two years, the construction of fountain was actually completed in 2008. The design was actually modeled after the famous jet d’Eau, another famous fountain found in Geneva, Switzerland. It has a one large jet that could propel water in about 30 meters high and it also has six smaller jets.
Palermo English Garden Fountain
There are only a few of us today that know that Palermo, Sicily is one of the best places to travel or book a vacation for a little R and R. It is a city found within Southern Italy, which happens to be the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and of course the Province of Palermo.
Not just that Palermo is also known for its rich culture and astonishing tourist destinations, not just that, it is also a place in Sicily which is known to be full of green places. For a fact, even today Palermo is still known to have preserved many of these green spaces within its boundaries.
A good example or rather the best example of this would be the Palermo Botanical Garden, which houses an amazing water feature, specifically a garden fountain. This water feature is known to the locals as well as with the tourists as the Palermo English Garden Fountain in Sicily; this Palermo English Garden Fountain in Sicily was actually laid out in around the late 18th century.
The Palermo English Garden Fountain along with the lush oasis, anyone who visits the place will sure to find a rich variety of exotic plants and flowers, this even includes bamboo, palms, coffee plants, papaya, cotton, along with the large array of cactus collection. Without a doubt, the Palermo English Garden or the Orto botanico di Palermo as what the locals call it is widely recognized as probably one of the finest gardens that you could ever lay a foot on in Europe.
Cour Napoleon Fountain
For sure, most of us had been in Paris, a major city in France. However, most of us are also unaware about some other features that the city has. Let’s talk about restaurants; you will definitely expect that Paris is a place where a lot of elegant restaurants can be found. A lot of people love to hang around these restaurants as a part of their stay in Paris. And, for art lovers, they will definitely enjoy the presence of such work of arts that the city can offer. In fact, Paris houses one of the most popular museums in the world, the Louvre Museum.
Paris is such a wonderful place which is surrounded by classic structures and establishments as its accessories. You will also find romantic destinations that made the city popular all over the world. Driving around the city, you will surely find some spectacular sculptures, paintings, architecture, and my favorite, outdoor water fountains.
Paris is the home to some of the most distinguished artists today and the old ones as well. No wonder why it has a lot of breath taking pieces of art scattered all over the city. Well, I guess it’s time to tell you about the Cour Napoleon Fountain. This is one of the fountains located at the Louvre, Paris. Visit the place during noontime and you will surely feel its jaw dropping elegance as the light of the setting Sun illuminates the water as if exposing thousands of tiny stars sparkling in gratitude. So, see you around the Cour Napoleon Fountain.
Trafalgar Square Fountain
Going to the United Kingdom? Then your journey will surely be magical, want to know why?
This is because UK is the most elegant city in Europe, and this is also the place where the most popular royal people lives. Of course, UK will never be left behind if we are going to talk about spectacular places. You must grab the chance of visiting the Buckingham Palace, the Eye of London, and a lot more. This country is a one stop shop if you mean sceneries.
Staying in London, then you must not forget to have a photo behind the Trafalgar Square Fountain. This one of a kind water feature is located at the Trafalgar Square, London, England. This is an amazing water fountain that draws a lot of people especially when the lights on the fountain are turned on. You may find this water fountain located in the centre of the square. Though it is surrounded by other water fountains, Trafalgar Square Fountain that is designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 is still eye catching.
Knowing that Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist spot, the Trafalgar Square Fountain adds up to the popularity of the place. You won’t surely miss this because it has a Nelson's Column at the center with four guarding lion statues on its base. This one of a kind water fountains is a contemporary art that looks magical when it is elegantly lighted at night time. You will surely enjoy clicking your cameras capture button.