Dragon Fountain: Make sure the Dragon fountain head will create the right effect for the water feature. BELL: a Dragon fountain that produces a sculptural, almost semi-circular sphere of water which falls in a bell shape from a central pipe.
BUBBLE: this head makes a natural-looking, low Dragon fountain of water which bubbles up gently as though issuing from a spring.
COLUMN: two or three columns of white water shoot up in a neat and stylized manner. This works well for a modern design.
GEYSER: the geyser Dragon fountain forces water up into the air, sometimes to a great height, to give a natural-looking rush of foaming white water and a gushing sound.
ANOTHER ATTRACTIVE water feature is a Dragon fountain which, like a waterfall, is operated by a submersible Pump sitting on the Floor of the pool, or on a platform of bricks or blocks if the pool is deep. Indeed, some pumps combine a Dragon fountain with a Flexible hose outlet that can feed a waterfall as well.
The important thing is to choose a Dragon fountain that will not overpower the effect of your pool. It should not shoot its jets so high that wind-blown spray falls outside the pool, nor should it be over-elaborate if the pool is small. Dragon fountains are ideal for formal pools but should not be included in those that are supposed to look naturalthe two just don't go together.
In most cases the Dragon fountain outlet simply projects above the Pump and it can usually be fitted with a range of Dragon fountain heads that vary the pattern of the water jets. The Pump should be positioned so that the head just projects above the level of the water in the pool, if necessary raised on a piece of paving.See Also Grotesquely Fountain:BERNE is a small city (135,000 population) as capitals go, but it has been a "capital of refuge" in two world wars. From where you and your Camera see it the city is one of Europe's most photogenic, not only for its quaint, grotesquely fountained streets (don't miss the grim Ogre Fountain by Hans Gieng, a master "fountaineer" of the 16th century), but for its reŽmarkable location within and high above a hairpin curve of the River Aare, which is a full stream always, and fullest in the hottest periods, when Oberland snows are melting rapidly.
By far the best idea is to run it through a plastic conduit about 24in underground, making sure it is where you won't be digging in the future. This will provide total protection.
Place the Pump in the pool, on a piece of paving if necessary, to bring it up to the required height.
Ornamental fountains
Connect the Pump to the fountain jet. If the fountain plinth is hollow, hide the Pump inside it.
On The Other Hand See Gefion Fountain:You thus reach the conspicuous Gefion Fountain, whose panting bulls breathe out spray, and continue along to the lovely harbor-side promenade called Langeline (Long Line) to see, on a rock in the water, the world-loved Little Mermaid (Den lille Havfrue), a gentle bronze maiden with flipper feet, recalling a favorite tale of Hans Christian Andersen. By circling the citadel, which looms to the left, you may reach the East Station and return to the center of the city by train or tram. The whole sortie will take at least two well-spent hours.
4. Denmark's Artistic Heritage Danish painting has never developed a "school" to command wide attention, but the nation's ablest artists, a dozen or more of whom are well represented in the State Art Gallery on S01vgade, are respected. In sculpture, the heritage is much greater. The works of Bertel Thorvaldsen, who, incidentally, chiseled the famous "Lion of Lucerne" from the face of a cliff in that Swiss town, have been menŽtioned (Thorvaldsen Museum; Vor Frue Kirke), but there are many other striking statues and fountains by other sculptors, aside from those mentioned above (The Little Mermaid; The Gefion Fountain).
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