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A fountain is an arrangement where water if forced into the air under pressure, creating a jet. The pressure may be gravitational, or may be produced by a motor driven pump.
A famous fountain rises from the surface of Lake Geneva. However, many fountains are located in small, artificial ornamental ponds, and often they are surrounded by statuary.
Some more specific meanings:
- In Islam a fountain is the name of the place in the Mosque where worshippers can wash before Prayer.
- A water fountain is designed to provide drinking water and has a basin arrangement with either continuously running water or a tap.
- The Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva
- Manneken Pis in Brussels
- The Trafalgar Square fountains in London.
- The garden fountains of the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
