The Wrocław Multimedia Fountain (Polish: Wrocławska Fontanna Multimedialna) is a multimedia musical fountain and ornamental pond in Wrocław, of western Poland. The fountain runs only during the summer season, from the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May to late October.
| Wrocław Multimedia Fountain | |
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Wrocławska Fontanna Multimedialna | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Dancing fountain |
| Architectural style | Contemporary |
| Location | Wrocław exhibition ground, Wrocław, Poland |
| Coordinates | 51°06′32″N 17°04′44″E / 51.1087629°N 17.078923°E |
| Completed | June 4, 2009 |
| Owner | City Hall Company Ltd. of Wrocław |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 1 hectare |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Gutkowski Company |
Built in 2009, it is currently one of the largest operating fountains in Europe.
Description edit
The Wrocław Fountain is located in the historic Wrocław Exhibition Grounds, next to the early modernist Centennial Hall, and encircled within the Wrocław Pergola.
Multimedia show edit
The 1 hectare (110,000 sq ft) fountain incorporates over 300 jets to create moving-dancing screens of water. They are used, with music and light, by a computerized multimedia program for animated water shows.[1]
The fountain is renowned for its nightly displays. It is illuminated by 800 computer-programmed colored lights.
- Ice skating
When frozen in winter, the fountain is drained for a 4,700 square metres (51,000 sq ft) ice skating rink to take some of its space.
Gallery edit
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Wrocław Multimedia Fountain in daytime, with historic Centennial Hall beyond -
Wrocław Multimedia Fountain illuminated at night during a program -
Wrocław Multimedia Fountain at night -
Wrocław Multimedia Fountain at night
See also edit
- Sequencing fountain
- Centennial Hall (1913) — a modernist UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Index: Fountains in Europe
References edit
- ^ "Multimedia Fountain: special shows in 2018 season | go.wroclaw.pl". www.wroclaw.pl/go/. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
External links edit
- Official Wrocław Fountain website — (Wroclawska Fontanna — in Polish, English)
- Official city of Wrocław website: the Wrocław Fountain
- LEDS Magazine — Wrocław Fountain featured
- Wroclaw:Poland:The.Wroclaw.Fountain.Multimedia.Show.html TripAdvisor: "The Multimedia Show"
- Videos
- YouTube: Wrocławska Fontanna Multimedialna — multimedia visualization.