4340 x 7485 px | 36,7 x 63,4 cm | 14,5 x 25 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1 octobre 2021
Lieu:
Geneva, Switzerland
Informations supplémentaires:
The Jet d'Eau (Water-Jet) is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches at UEFA Euro 2008] Situated where Lake Geneva exits as the Rhône, it is visible throughout the city and from the air. Five hundred litres (110 imp gal; 130 US gal) of water per second are jetted to an altitude of 140 metres (460 ft) by two 500 kW pumps, operating at 2, 400 V, consuming one megawatt of electricity.[2][3][4] The water leaves the 10 centimetres (3.9 in) nozzle at a speed of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph). At any given moment, there are about 7, 000 litres (1, 500 imp gal; 1, 800 US gal) of water in the air. The first Jet d'Eau was installed in 1886 at the Usine de la Coulouvrenière, a little further downstream from its present location. The present Jet d'Eau was installed in 1951 in a partially submerged pumping station to pump lake water instead of city water.[5] Since 2003, the fountain has operated during the day all year round, except in case of frost or particularly strong wind.
