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Roosevelt FountainFountain Fountain Architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air For other uses, see Fountain (disambiguation). "Fountains" redirects here. For the song by Drake, see Fountains (song). For the Cistercian abbey in England, see Fountains Abbey. A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect in landscapes. (Center) Jet d'eau, (Geneva, Switzerland) Clockwise from top right (1) Fontana di Trevi (Rome) (2) Place de la Concorde (Paris) (3) Fountain in the Garden of Versailles (Versailles) (4) The Hundred Fountains, Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy) (5) Fuente de los… (Source: Wikipedia)
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