Geneva Water Fountains (Jet d’Eau)
Geneva, Switzerland
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- Type
- Fountain in Geneva, Switzerland
Visitor information
- Address: Quai Gustave-Ador, 1207 Genève, Switzerland
- Official website: https://www.geneve.ch/jet-eau-geneve
People also ask
Why does Genève have a water jet?
Do you know the secret of the Jet d'Eau? In 1886 the hydraulic factory that distributed the Rhone's energy to Geneva's craftspeople and watchmakers was forced to create an open-air outlet for the over-pressurised water when the workshops closed in the evening.
How does the Geneva water spout work?
Its own new partially submerged pumping station is powerful enough to propel one cubic metre of water into the air every two seconds. 500 litres of water per second is expelled at a speed of 200km/h. The two pumps – named Jura and Salève by Swiss manufacturer Sulzer – spout seven tonnes of water.
Is Jet d'Eau the tallest fountain?
It's not the world's highest water jet It may be the oldest and the most famous, but Geneva's Water Jet is not the only one of its kind in the world. Nor is it the highest – that honour goes to the Jeddah Water Jet in Saudi Arabia, which towers to 312 metres!