The Dubai Fountain in Dubai?, United Arab Emirates
The Dubai Fountain is a choreographed fountain system.
It is set on the 30 acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
It was designed by WET Design, a California-based company also responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas.
Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 50 colored projectors, it is 275 m long and shoots water up to 152.4 m into the air accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.
It was built at a cost of USD $218 million.
The name of the fountain was chosen after a contest organized by the developer Emaar Properties, the result of which was announced on 26 October 2008.
Testing of the fountain began in February 2009, and the fountain was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2009 along with the official opening ceremony of The Dubai Mall.
The Dubai Fountain is the worldís largest dancing fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake near The Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Here are 5 fun facts about the worldís tallest performing water fountain if you didnít know them already.
1.
The Height
The fountain features powerful high-pressure water jets and shooters that shoots water up to an impressive 500 feet in the air which is equivalent to that of a 50-story building.
2.
The Size
At over 900 ft in length ñ The Dubai Fountain is situated on the 30-acre Burj Lake equivalent to over 2 football pitches.
Enjoy the beautiful Burj Khalifa, that makes for a perfect backdrop.
3.
The Lighting
It was designed by WET Design, the California-based company responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas.
The fountain is illuminated by 6,600 WET lights and 25 colored projectors that create a visual masterpiece.
4.
The View
There are 3 ways to experience the show.
The Dubai Fountain Boardwalk is the newest addition to the experience where visitors can stand just 9 meters from the fountain if they want to get up-close.
If standing and watching a show isnít your thing then get comfortable in The Dubai Fountain Lake Ride that gives you front row seats to the best show in town.
Hop onboard a traditional Abra and witness the magic of the fountains unlike ever before.
5.
The Music
The water dances to different choreographed melodies that will leave you shaking a leg too.
Some popular tracks include Michael Jacksonís Thriller, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightmanís Time to Say Goodbye, and most recently Power by Korean pop band EXO.
The Dubai Fountain can spray 83,000 liters of water in the air at any moment.
More than 6,600 lights and 25 colour projectors have been installed.
The fountain contains five circles of different sizes and two arcs.
During the end of 2010 a new element was added to the fountain, fire, which outlined the fountains.
The fire was temporary for the 2011 New Years celebration.
The Dubai Fountains project water in the air in many different combinations and patterns.
The beam of light from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away.
The Dubai Fountain consists of many high-pressure water jets created by WET, including Shooters, Oarsmen and water robots.
The water robots make the water seem to dance while the WET Shooters shoot water upwards; Super Shooters, which shoot water under more pressure up to 73 m in the air, and Extreme shooters, which can shoot water under the most pressure to 152.4 m in the air.
These WET Shooters create a loud "boom" noise after water is ejected.
The Extreme Shooters are used the least during each show because it takes a lot of time to build up enough pressure and energy to shoot water that high in the air.
The fountain is animated with performances set to light and music.
It is visible from every point on the lake promenade and from many neighboring structures.
Performances take place at 1:00 pm and at 1:30 pm as well as every 30 minutes from 6 pm to 10 pm on weekdays, and from 6 pm to 11 pm on weekends (weekends being Thursday, Friday, and Saturday).
DHL Express premiered an advertising campaign at The Dubai Fountain on 20 October 2011.
It was choreographed to a specially reworked version of the Motown classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and was repeated for about a month.
All of the fountain's performances are accompanied by music played through speakers around the lake, although sometimes the fountains are operated without music for testing purposes.
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