Dubai, Dubai and Las Vegas Fountain

Dubai Fountains @ Downtown Burj Khalifa - The Dubai Fountain performing to the song "Time to say Goodbye" Main article: Dubai Fountain Outside, and at a cost of Dh 800 million (US$217 million), a record-setting fountain system was designed by WET Design, the California-based company responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas. Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 50 coloured projectors, it is 275 m (900 ft) long and shoots water 150 m (490 ft) into the air, accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.[45] On 26 October 2008 Emaar announced that based on results of a naming contest the fountain would be called the Dubai Fountain.[46] Fountains of Bellagio - The Fountains of Bellagio as seen from the Paris Las Vegas hotel, across the strip from the Bellagio. The Fountains of Bellagio is a vast, choreographed water feature with performances set to light and music. (See musical fountain.) The performances take place in front of the Bellagio hotel and are visible from numerous vantage points on the Strip, both from the street and neighboring structures. The show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 p.m. to midnight. Before a water show starts, the nozzles break the water surface and the lights illuminating the hotel tower turn to a purple hue (usually), or red-white-and-blue for certain music. Shows may be cancelled without warning because of wind, although shows usually run with less power in face of wind; a single show may be skipped to avoid interference with a planned event. The fountain display is choreographed to various pieces of music, including songs by Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, and Gene Kelly.[2] The fountains are set in a 9-acre (3.6 ha) manmade lake. Contrary to a common urban myth that the lake is not filled with treated greywater from the hotel, it is actually serviced by a fresh water well that was drilled decades prior to irrigate a golf course that previously existed on the site. The fountains actually use less water than irrigating the golf course did.[3] They incorporate a network of pipes with more than 1,200 nozzles that make it possible to stage fountain displays coordinated with more than 4,500 lights. It is estimated that the fountains cost $75 million to build. The fountains were created by WET, a design firm specializing in inventive fountains and architectural water features.[4] Four types of nozzles are used for the various effects: Oarsmen - Jets with a full range of spherical motion Shooters - Shoot water upwards Super Shooters - Send a water blast as high as 240 ft (73 m) in the air. Extreme Shooters - Send a water blast as high as 460 ft (140 m)