Esther's photos with the keyword: fountain

"Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004. The fountain is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50 feet (15.2 m) tall, and they use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display digital videos on their inward faces. Construction and design of the Crown Fountain cost $17 million. The water operates from May to October, intermittently cascading down the two towers and spouting through a nozzle on each tower's front face." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Fountain AIMG 7162

"Andrew Mellon selected American architect John Russell Pope (1874–1937) to design the building for the new museum. This edifice, now known as the West Building, has formal public entrances on all four sides. Its main floor plan is centered on a rotunda that was modeled after the ancient Roman Pantheon. To the east and west of the Rotunda, barrel-vaulted sculpture halls lead to garden courts, where greenery and fountains provide a restful haven for visitors. Interconnected exhibition galleries extend to the north and south of these large public spaces in such a way that, in principle, a visitor can begin in one room and proceed through the collection without backtracking." www.nga.gov/about.html For more about this scupture, see 1ufzqimnrfy1m6sw634fqcn7-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mercury_infosheet.pdf . BIMG 0061-1

Shot from inside a public fountain where all of the arching sprays meet in the center. It helps to have a relatively waterproof camera phone. TSC20180503 162657

Sculptural detail from the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy AIMG 8556B

The Rings Fountain on the Greenway in Boston is a temptation that many children and even a few adults can not resist. The fountain shoots up water at various intervals that range from a small puff from a few of the water jets to a total soaking. On hot nights, the kids tempt fate to see whether they can run through the fountain without getting wet. This kid is getting a soaking. AIMG 8511

Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru. "The Plaza de Armas was called ‘Huacaypata’ after its construction during the Inca Empire. The original plaza was twice the current size, and functioned as the cultural center of Inca life. Cuzco, which was the capital of the Inca Empire, was designed in the shape of a Puma to reflect their Inca animal mythology. Historians proclaim the plaza was intentionally built at the location of the heart of the Puma, in the center of the city. The location of the Plaza is no coincidence. The Plaza is used for most of the city’s events, gatherings, and festivals. Historians feel that the Plaza functioned as the cultural center, or "heart," of the Inca Empire. In 1532 Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire and took control of Cuzco, renaming the Plaza to "Plaza de Armas." The Spanish reduced the size of the Plaza by building two Churches, la Catedral and la Compañia. La Catedral was built where the palace of Inca Wirancocha once stood. La Compañia was built in 1571 by the Jesuits during the time of Wayna Capac, the last ruler of the unconquered empire. An earthquake in 1650 destroyed the church leading to its immediate reconstruction, which resulted in one of the most beautiful churches in Latin America. The Plaza de Armas portrays the city's diverse history while remaining the center of Cuzco life and culture." www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=612 AIMG 1352

Every day is a wet one for the figures in the Fontaine de Tourny near the Hôtel du Parlement in Quebec City AIMG_2137

Every day is a wet one for the figures in the Fontaine de Tourny near the Hôtel du Parlement in Quebec City AIMG_2137

We take running water for granted, but in many parts of the world, obtaining fresh water is a time consuming process. In this ancient city in a large metropolitan area of Nepal, women line up to fill their water containers at the Manga Hiti. Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing many palaces, temples and monuments, some of which are still standing from the 12th Century. AIMG_0250

The Taj Mahal is truly a wonderous sight. Photographs can not do it justice The Taj Mahal is a masoleum and memorial that was built in Agra, India by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during the birth of their fourteenth child. Contruction took place from about 1632 until approximately 1653, employing about twenty thousand workers. It was built out of marble with semiprecious stones inlaid as decoration. The central dome has a diameter of 58 feet and rises to 213 feet. AIMG_6037