World’s Largest Fountain
Published by Bogdan Alex, on Jul 07 2008, in the categories: News
Dubai could become the most technologically advanced city in the world in the next couple of years. As you might already know, there will also be the tallest building in the world, as well as some other superlatives, including, the biggest mall, the biggest amusement park, hotels, man-made islands, and many others. The latest projects include the first dynamic building and the coolest fountain. The fountain is said to be the largest and tallest in the world, costing around $281 million. You thought the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas was the real deal? Take a look at how the Dubai fountain will end up looking.
Gizmodo informs that the Dubai fountain is going to be 825 feet long, making it about 25% larger than the Bellagio fountain. In order to power the huge fountain, the designers will be implementing pumps capable of shooting columns of water approximately 450 or so feet into the dry Middle Eastern air.
Since water and light go together so well, the designers also intend to put on an outstanding light and sound show produced by a network of 6,600 lights and 50 projectors that will illuminate the Dubai skyline at night. About 22,000 gallons of water are expected to cycle through the fountain at any given time when it is completed in 2009. It looks like the fountain will actually be placed somewhere in the Arabian Gulf, near the coast line.
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7 Comments on “World’s Largest Fountain”
Dana said on 07/08/2008:
Wow! Pretty impressive! Good work!
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Name that water feature - taccato! trend tracker, cool hunting, new business ideas said on 07/09/2008:
[...] [Tech Pin] JONATHAN DURBIN Photo: techpin.com [...]
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hamid said on 07/13/2008:
Persian Gulf is The Real Name.
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Dubai heeft de grootste, duurste, hoogste » Niet nuttig, of wel? | Fun, Gadgets, Internet en Babes said on 07/15/2008:
[...] De grootste fontein [...]
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Mehar said on 08/12/2008:
"SENSATIONAL FOUNTAIN OF DUBAI"
is the perfect name for this fountain.............................................
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Sierra Monica B. said on 08/12/2008:
Indeed.:)
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Mehdi said on 05/13/2009:
As far as written history tells us, there is no such a thing as Arabian Gulf, it has always been Persian Gulf.
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