One of the most fantastic things that we saw in Dubai is the display put on by the Dubai Fountains. These are in a big (30 acre) shallow artificial lake near the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa. Late every afternoon and the first half of the night they put on displays every half-hour. Not just fountains squirting up or out, these ones dance to music. There are hundreds of individual jets and they can all swivel and shoot water to heights up to 75 m. The displays are all set to music, and around 6,500 lights make the night shows really pretty. The fountains are spread out over a pattern that is 275 m long. You will see photos of the whole system later. Here's a couple of photos to start with. The top one was taken from a long way away, around one side of the lake. We were out walking and didn't realize that we could see the fountain from where we were, until it started. The bottom one was taken from the edge of the lake, just in front of the Burj Khalifa. You get a good view from there, but can't see the whole system. We liked the fountains so much that we saw several shows most nights of our stay, and it was different every time.
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# posted by Bart Bear @ 11:51 am
