Fontana di Trevi Fountation
The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is one of the most beautiful Italy Rome sculpture works of art, 25.9 meters high (85 feet), 19.8 meters wide (65 feet), is the world famous fountain project. Roman legend, travel of the people as long as the coins thrown into the pool, will soon return to Rome; and the Rome people also love love coins thrown into the pool to wish. Coins piled up in the pool are regularly salvaged every week as a relief fund for orphanages. Therefore, it is famous for "wishing spring".
The fountain, which was completed in 1762, was designed by architect Nicola Salvi (NicolaSalvi), which took 30 years to complete. A large marble sculpture fountain depicting the triumph of neptune. The Baroque architectural style, beautiful appearance, rich decoration, strong sense of three-dimensional, the fountain of great momentum and atmosphere.
The fountain in the background of Pori Ducal Palace walls, a neutral spring pulled by two horses, like the sea of Cyprus, in high spirit, incarnation ocean seems to be the center of the structure of hippocampus, Poseidon chariot emerging from the water in general. There are 30 different plants in the middle of the rock. The whole effect is a unique combination of sculpture, architecture, and nature, and can be seen as a solid and Floating Charm mixed with rock and water. By comparing its large size and its small square, which seems to compress it, the charm of the fountain has been raised. Is a rare art boutique.
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Peter, the, Great's, Summer, Palace
In the middle of the eighteenth Century, in order to commemorate Russia's victory in the Northern War, in front of the Peter the Great's Summer Palace, built a 64 fountain and more than 250 gold statue of the cascade waterfall.
White marble and brown granite combined with steps down and down, forming a cascade of wide curtain type composite waterfalls, surrounded by fountains around the statue, flowing up and down the river water to form a lively scene.
Believe it or not, since 1730s, the fountain has no longer used pumping machines, natural fountains and elevations provide all the water sources and produce this dazzling effect.
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Buckingham Fountain
Chicago landmark Buckingham fountain (Buckingham Fountain) was founded in 1927, is the world's largest lighting fountain, France Palace of Versailles fountain for twice. It works from April to October, and in winter the fountain is decorated with festive lights.
The fountain is designed by the Bennett (BeauxArts) architect Edward Bennett (EdwardH.). The Rococo wedding cake is inspired by the Ratona fountain at Palace of Versailles (LatonaFountain). Her base structure is composed of four latona fountain style elaborately carved granite and marble pink Georgian constructed.
The pool is 85 meters in diameter. Hundreds of water shot across the center, and a water column in the middle was forty or fifty meters high. In the evening, each color lamp is illuminated from the bottom of the spring. The lights, water color, such as high altitude fireworks, submarine coral, colorful and magnificent.
