Jet d'Eau

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fountain landmark tourist attraction

Jet d'Eau is a famous large water fountain on Lake Geneva and one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain →
landmark →
tourist attraction →
basin Rhône River basin →
city Geneva →
constructionMaterial metal →
country Switzerland →
currentFunction decorative fountain →
hasCoordinateLocation approximately 46.2075° N 6.1550° E →
height about 140 metres →
about 460 feet →
heritageStatus emblematic monument of Geneva →
inception 1951 →
lighting illuminated at night →
locatedInOrOn Lake Geneva →
locatedNear English Garden of Geneva →
Jetée des Eaux-Vives →
Old Town of Geneva →
Pont du Mont-Blanc →
location Canton of Geneva →
Geneva →
Switzerland →
nameLanguage French →
nameMeaning water jet →
nearbyAirport Geneva Airport →
nearbyInternationalOrganization United Nations Office at Geneva →
World Health Organization headquarters →
notableFor being an iconic symbol of Geneva →
being one of the tallest fountains in the world →
numberOfPumps 2 →
operatedBy Services Industriels de Genève →
operatingSeason typically operates most of the year →
originalFunction safety valve for a hydraulic power network →
partOf Geneva waterfront →
pumpingPower about 1000 kilowatts →
region Romandy →
replaces original Jet d'Eau from 1886 →
symbolOf Geneva →
Lake Geneva region →
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Geneva →
visibleFrom aircraft approaching Geneva →
many parts of Geneva →
waterExitSpeed about 124 miles per hour →
about 200 kilometres per hour →
waterFlowRate about 132 gallons per second →
about 500 litres per second →
waterSource Lake Geneva →
Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ariana Park ("Jet d'Eau (Geneva) (distant view)") →
Cologny ("Jet d'Eau in Geneva") →
Jetée des Eaux-Vives →
Pont du Mont-Blanc →
hasViewOf
English Garden of Geneva →
Pont du Mont-Blanc →
locatedNear
Geneva →
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