Water fountains are a mixture of sculpture, architecture and nature harmoniously combined to attract the eyes of the population and more recently, tourists. Water, the primary point of attraction, is the protagonist in all the fonts.
And really, who does not have a photograph beside to a fountain..? Another reason to consider water as the main component of our lives..!
Below, I was share with all, the most famous fountains in all the world:
ROME - ITALY
Source: Taringa
MADRID - SPAIN
Source: Taringa
BERLIN - GERMANY
Source: Taringa
ARIZONA - USA
Source: Taringa
VEGAS - USA
Source: Traveler
BARCELONA - SPAIN
Source: Canonistas
ROME - ITALY
Source: Tipete
OSAKA - JAPAN
Source: Blogspot
AUSTRY
Source: Blogspot
SEUL
Source: Blogspot
Awesome, Maria. The last one in Seul is certainly the best of all. It must be amazing going through it.
I like Japan’s too! ;)
Thank’s Diego and Andrea :) Really, I like all fountains because the history, art and nature are mixed in one sense..! Sometimes we don’t see them by the street or squares, but represent an important point of each place :)
Maria, great post. Some of the fountains even play music, so all senses are involved and you can not only see water, but also hear it. Amaziiiing:)
Maria, it would be great to make a ranking of top ecological fountains. They are nice and entertaining, but what are the environmental costs of watching them? Recently great, playing, 3D fountains (http://www.um.wroc.pl/m6850/p116963.aspx) were opened in my town, Wroclaw? Even it was a XXI century idea they have nothing in common with new, ecological sources of energy. I wonder how does it work with the fountains you presented in the post.
@ Radka: thank’s for your comment and is very nice what you say, the water sound is amazing and very confortable :)
Is so important and relaxing. I would share with all this videos of relaxing music from nature (water, sea and rain) :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEl-Qu7ApGQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20gAH1RBtc8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94KeBKwDEEg&feature=related
@ Iwona: I very like this fountain in Wroclaw, Poland. Is very nice :) thank’s for share with all. Also, is so beautiful the video with all lights and sounds :) The idea of this post was to point out the importance of the fountains in the everyday life of all citizens..!
Osaka´s is very futuristic, of course!
Oh my God, we only have one tiny in Nicosia, which I haven´t seen with water in ages! I should take a photo! In this corner of the planet fountains is so not in our genes. No water no fountains.
@ Avgni: You’re right :) the fountains are very sad without water. Is lost the history and nature. I would like to see this fountain that you say, however, to become aware of the lack of water, we can find anywhere in our homes, cities and landscapes. The situation is terrible. In this case the hydrologic system in the sources, using water saving devices and reuse of the same, so we can continue to benefit from its use.
Rome has really beautiful fountains, loved them. Also fancy music ones, like those in Barcelona, Budapest, Bratislava…But this Japanese is something special
@ Larisa: Thank’s fot your comment. Italy is very beautiful..! I do not say because I’m Italian, but is true. In general because Italy is very romantic and sources of water are well known throughout around the world, especially the first picture I put in this post, called Trevi Fountain (“Fontana di Trevi” in Italian). If you are interested on see this fountain, in the link below you can see an image on 360° of the fountain :)
http://www.italy360.it/italia/roma/fontana-di-trevi.html
Hi Maria, I’ve been in Rome and loved Fontana di Trevi so much that used ever opportunity to re-visit it (like: every day:)). Tanti saluti*
Great Larisa..! So you have been a nice trip :) Thank’s for your comment..! See you..!
Hi Maria,
I have pleasure to meet you in this profile. Am geophysicist by professional working with Geological Survey of Tanzania. But Am also a Managing Director of Nancy Memorial Foundation (NMF). NMf is NGO eradicating poverty in rural area through educating oprhan child, water and sanitation, health, etc. Hope i can work with you in some area. Please can you contact me through my email for detail of my projects through NMF
Hi Jonas! Thank’s for your contact. I have pleasure to meet you also. First of alla, congratulations for your work. Is very nice and confortable meet people with environmental and social vocation. I have a little community in Facebook “Our Opportunity in Climate Change”. There I put information and news about environmnet and climate change worlwide. If you are interested, you’re welcome :) Also, I’m in twitter @OoClimateChange. Greetings..!!