The Dubai Fountains are a choreographed fountain system located on the 12 hectare (30 acre) artificial Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by WET Design, a California-based company also responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas. Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 25[1] colored projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water up to 500 ft (152.4 m) into the air accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.[2] It was built at a cost of AED 800 million (USD $218 million).
The name of the fountain was chosen after a contest organized by the developer Emaar Properties, the result of which was announced on 26 October 2008.[3] Testing of the fountain began in February 2009,[4] and the fountain was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2009 along with the official opening ceremony of The Dubai Mall.
Mechanismedit
The Dubai Fountain can spray 22,000 gallons (83,000 litres) of water in the air at any moment. More than 6,600 lights and 25 colour projectors have been installed. The fountain contains five circles of different sizes and two arcs. During the end of 2010, a new element was added to the fountain, fire, which outlined the fountains. The fire was temporary for the 2011 New Years celebration.[5] The Dubai Fountains project water in the air in many different combinations and patterns. The beam of light from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away.[6]
The Dubai Fountain consists of many high-pressure water jets created by WET, including Shooters, Oarsmen and water robots. The water robots make the water seem to dance while the WET Shooters shoot water upwards; Super Shooters, which shoot water under more pressure up to 73 m (240 feet) in the air, and Extreme shooters, which can shoot water under the most pressure to 500 ft (152.4 m) in the air. These WET Shooters create a loud "boom" noise after water is ejected. The Extreme Shooters are used the least during each show because it takes a lot of time to build up enough pressure and energy to shoot water that high in the air.[citation needed]
Nozzle distribution of The Dubai FountainThe Dubai Fountain performing to the song "Bassbor Al Fourgakom".The Dubai Fountain Near The Dubai Mall
The fountain is animated with performances set to light and music. It is visible from every point on the lake promenade and from many neighbouring structures. Performances take place at 1:00 pm and at 1:30 pm as well as every 30 minutes from 6 pm to 10 pm on weekdays, and from 6 pm to 11 pm on weekends (weekends being Thursday, Friday, and Saturday).
DHL Express premiered an advertising campaign at The Dubai Fountain on 20 October 2011. It was choreographed to a specially reworked version of the Motown classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and was repeated for about a month.[7]
All of the fountain's performances are accompanied by music played through speakers around the lake, although sometimes the fountains are operated without music for testing purposes.
^Emaar Properties (9 June 2008). (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
^Emaar Properties (26 October 2008). (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
^Video of the testing process: . Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via YouTube.[dead link]
^. dubaifaqs.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^. The Dubai Mall. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009.
^DHLExpressUAE (31 October 2011). . Archived from the original on 2 June 2020 – via YouTube.
^Gornall, Jonathan (28 January 2018). "Dubai Fountain: The Stories Behind the Music". The National. from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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The Dubai Fountains are a choreographed fountain system located on the 12 hectare 30 acre artificial Burj Khalifa Lake at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai United Arab Emirates It was designed by WET Design a California based company also responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas Illuminated by 6 600 lights and 25 1 colored projectors it is 275 m 902 ft long and shoots water up to 500 ft 152 4 m into the air accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music 2 It was built at a cost of AED 800 million USD 218 million The Fountain Lake in front of Dubai Mall Contents 1 Opening 2 Mechanism 3 Performances 3 1 Usage 3 2 Music 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOpening editThe name of the fountain was chosen after a contest organized by the developer Emaar Properties the result of which was announced on 26 October 2008 3 Testing of the fountain began in February 2009 4 and the fountain was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2009 along with the official opening ceremony of The Dubai Mall Mechanism editThe Dubai Fountain can spray 22 000 gallons 83 000 litres of water in the air at any moment More than 6 600 lights and 25 colour projectors have been installed The fountain contains five circles of different sizes and two arcs During the end of 2010 a new element was added to the fountain fire which outlined the fountains The fire was temporary for the 2011 New Years celebration 5 The Dubai Fountains project water in the air in many different combinations and patterns The beam of light from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away 6 The Dubai Fountain consists of many high pressure water jets created by WET including Shooters Oarsmen and water robots The water robots make the water seem to dance while the WET Shooters shoot water upwards Super Shooters which shoot water under more pressure up to 73 m 240 feet in the air and Extreme shooters which can shoot water under the most pressure to 500 ft 152 4 m in the air These WET Shooters create a loud boom noise after water is ejected The Extreme Shooters are used the least during each show because it takes a lot of time to build up enough pressure and energy to shoot water that high in the air citation needed nbsp A panoramic view of Dubai Fountains LakePerformances edit nbsp Nozzle distribution of The Dubai Fountain nbsp The Dubai Fountain performing to the song Bassbor Al Fourgakom nbsp The Dubai Fountain Near The Dubai Mall The fountain is animated with performances set to light and music It is visible from every point on the lake promenade and from many neighbouring structures Performances take place at 1 00 pm and at 1 30 pm as well as every 30 minutes from 6 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and from 6 pm to 11 pm on weekends weekends being Thursday Friday and Saturday DHL Express premiered an advertising campaign at The Dubai Fountain on 20 October 2011 It was choreographed to a specially reworked version of the Motown classic Ain t No Mountain High Enough and was repeated for about a month 7 All of the fountain s performances are accompanied by music played through speakers around the lake although sometimes the fountains are operated without music for testing purposes Usage edit In March 2016 the fountains and the mall were part of the Expo 2020 logo launch attended by managing director Reem Al Hashimy and prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum After the event the fountains danced to Whitney Houston s I Will Always Love You Music edit The responsibility of selecting music to be used in the fountain was given to Peter Kopik the head of the choreography in WET Design 8 See also editMusical fountain AquanuraReferences edit The Dubai Fountain Burj Khalifa www burjkhalifa ae Retrieved 16 April 2024 Emaar Properties 9 June 2008 Emaar Brings World Class Water Light and Music Spectacle to Burj Dubai Lake Press release Archived from the original on 10 July 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2008 Emaar Properties 26 October 2008 Dubai Fountain Is Winning Name of Emaar s Water Spectacle in Downtown Burj Dubai Press release Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2008 Video of the testing process Archived Archived from the original on 11 April 2012 Retrieved 8 May 2023 via YouTube dead link Dubai Fountain dubaifaqs com Archived from the original on 28 May 2018 Retrieved 28 May 2018 The Dubai Fountain The Dubai Mall Archived from the original on 15 May 2009 DHLExpressUAE 31 October 2011 The Dubai Fountain Performing the DHL Express theme Song Archived from the original on 2 June 2020 via YouTube Gornall Jonathan 28 January 2018 Dubai Fountain The Stories Behind the Music The National Archived from the original on 8 October 2018 Retrieved 8 October 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Dubai Fountain How to make a dancing fountain on The Dubai mall website 25 11 43 N 55 16 30 E 25 1951849 N 55 2750599 E 25 1951849 55 2750599 Retrieved from https en 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