19 Amazing Fountains You've Never Seen Before (20 photos)

Most of us, whether we've seen it in person or have seen it in movies or postcards, certainly know the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome. Of course, the Trevi, like other world-famous fountains, is a true work of art, but we believe that equally beautiful and ingenious sculptures featuring flowing water have been created around the world.







The Water Boat fountain is located on Malvarrosa Beach in Valencia, Spain.





The clock fountain at Osaka Station, Japan. The structure displays the time, floral patterns, and a cascading wall of water.



The Charybdis whirlpool fountain was created by sculptor William Pye in 2000 for the luxury Seaham Hotel and Spa in northern England. Charybdis is the name of the siren in Homer's Odyssey, who was struck by Zeus's lightning bolt and turned into a whirlpool as punishment for stealing Hercules's cattle.



The "Nine Floating Fountains" was designed by Japanese-American architect Isamu Noguchi for the 1970 Osaka World's Fair.



The 24-meter fountain was unveiled in 2009 at a shopping mall in Dubai.



The Metalmorphosis fountain sculpture, a work by Czech sculptor David Černý, stands 7.6 meters tall and weighs 14 tons. It consists of two dozen independently rotating steel plates.



The "Mother Earth" fountain was unveiled in 2013 at the Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal exhibition. It is currently closed.



A giant staircase of water begins at the statue of Hercules in the German city of Kassel and ends at the large lake of Wilhelmshöhe Palace. The structure first opened in 1714.



The "God, Our Father, on the Rainbow" fountain in Stockholm was designed by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.



Keller Fountain Park opened in Portland in 1970. The park's main attraction is the Keller Fountain, designed by Angela Danadjieva.



Fountain at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington.



Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Fountain, Ancient City, Thailand.



The Stravinsky Fountain in Paris is decorated with 16 moving sculptures representing the works of composer Igor Stravinsky.



The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc, Barcelona. Designed by Carlos Buïgas, it was built in 1929 for the World's Fair.



The Volcano Fountain in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Built in the 1980s, it was dismantled in 2004. It remains one of the most beautiful fountains in the world, along with the Trevi Fountain.



The oval fountain at one of the most famous 16th-century Italian villas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



The Pineapple Fountain in Waterfront Park, Charleston, USA, opened in 1990.



The "Toilet Waterfall" in Foshan, China. Perhaps one of the strangest on our list. It's constructed from 10,000 toilets, sinks, and urinals suspended from the wall across a 100-meter width and 5-meter height. Incidentally, all the toilets and urinals flush.



The Crown Fountain is an interactive technological marvel in Chicago's Millennium Park. Glass towers, separated by a 70-meter-long black granite reflecting pool, are illuminated on three sides by shimmering LEDs. The fourth side is a massive LED screen that projects the faces of city residents.