This is probably the most impressive water fountain one is likely to see. Not necessarily for its aesthetics when viewed up close, but for its sheer height and volume of water. The fountain began as a safety valve for the hydraulic power network of Geneva, and could reach a height of about 30 meters. The current fountain can shoot water up to 140 meters. The fountain is powered by two 500kW pumps, which shoot 500 liters of water per second. This means that at any given moment, there is about 7,000 liters of water in the air. Also, when it leaves the nozzle, the water is moving at about 200km/h.
As you can see, not the most aesthetic fountain ever designed.
But it certainly looks better here!
At night the fountain is lit up with lights, color varies by night. Here it wasn't completely dark, and my camera has a hard time at night, but it gives a faint idea of what the fountain might look like all lit up.
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