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2. Shishi-odoshi - Wikipedia

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   The heavier end then falls back against the rock, making a sharp sound, and the cycle is repeated. [ 1 ] These fountains were originally intended to startle any herbivores, such as deer or boars , which might be grazing on the plants in the garden, but shishi-odoshi are now a part of the visual and aural design of gardens, and are used ...

3. Water feature - Wikipedia

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   The water reservoir and pump are located beneath some rock out of sight Artificial waterfall in the park of Bagatelle, France. Computerized musical water feature in National Harbor, MD In landscape architecture and garden design , a water feature is one or more items from a range of fountains , jeux d'eau , pools, ponds , rills , artificial ...

4. Fountain - Wikipedia

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   Until the late 19th century most fountains operated by gravity, and needed a source of water higher than the fountain, such as a reservoir or aqueduct, to make the water flow or jet into the air. In addition to providing drinking water, fountains were used for decoration and to celebrate their builders.

5. Suikinkutsu - Wikipedia

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   The ryūsuion is the sound of the first few water drops at the beginning of washing hands. The suitekion describes both the sound of a lot of water falling at the same time during washing hands and the slower drops at the end of the washing. A superior suikinkutsu has water drops originating from different spots on the surface of the jar ...

6. Kugel fountain - Wikipedia

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   (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 by the pleonasmic name kugel ball) is a water feature or sculpture where a sphere sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, and is supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water.

7. Andrews Geyser - Wikipedia

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   Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County.The fountain is named for Colonel Alexander Boyd Andrews, a North Carolina native who was the Vice President of the Southern_Railway_(U.S.) Company and one of the people responsible for the construction of the railroad between Old Fort and Asheville, North Carolina, in the late 19th century.

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9. WET (company) - Wikipedia

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   The company's feature incorporate a network of pipes with more than 1,200 individually programmed nozzles that make it possible to stage fountain displays coordinated with more than 4,500 lights. It is estimated that the Fountains cost $40 million to build. The nozzles are synchronized to music and shoot water up to 240 feet in the air. [4]