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2. Fountain - Wikipedia

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   Buckingham Fountain in Chicago was one of the first American fountains to use powerful modern pumps to shoot water as high as 150 feet (46 meters) into the air. The Fountain of Prometheus, built at the Rockefeller Center in 1933, was the first American fountain in the Art-Deco style.

3. History of fountains in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Fountain of Prometheus, with sculpture by Paul Manship, built at Rockefeller Center in New York City in 1933, was the first American fountain in the Art-Deco style. After World War II, fountains in the United States became more varied in form. Some, like the Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco (1971), were pure works of sculpture.

4. Machine de Marly - Wikipedia

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   The 1859 Machine de Marly painted circa 1873 by Alfred Sisley. The Machine de Marly (French pronunciation: [maʃin də maʁli]), also known as the Marly Machine or the Machine of Marly, was a large hydraulic system in Yvelines, France, built in 1684 to pump water from the river Seine and deliver it to the Palace of Versailles. [1]

5. Drinking fountain - Wikipedia

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   Drinking fountain. A typical drinking fountain. A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or water bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water. [1][2] It consists of a basin with either continuously running water or a tap. The drinker bends down to the stream of water and swallows water directly from the stream.

6. Fountains in Paris - Wikipedia

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   Fountains in Paris. Fontaines de la Concorde (1836-1840) Fontaine de la Pyramide, Cour Napoleon I of the Louvre (1988) The Fountains in Paris originally provided drinking water for city residents, and now are decorative features in the city's squares and parks. Paris has more than two hundred fountains, the oldest dating back to the 16th century.

7. Kugel fountain - Wikipedia

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   Kugel fountain. Principle of operation of a Kugel fountain. (A) Water flowing between the sphere and its shaped holder lifts the ball slightly. (B) Water flows over the sides into a reservoir. (C) Water is pumped back in an endless loop. (D) Pump. (E) Ball can easily be moved by hand. A kugel fountain (also called a floating sphere fountain or ...