Wroclaw Fountain
Description
The Wrocław Fountain — Wrocław Multimedia Fountain, — Polish: Wrocławska Fontanna, is a multimedia musical fountain and ornamental pond in Wrocław, of western Poland. Fountain runs only during the summer season - from the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May to late October.
Description
Wrocław Fountain in daytime, with historic Centennial Hall beyond. Wrocław Multimedia Fountain illuminated at night during a program.The Wrocław Fountain is located in the historic Wrocław exhibition ground. It is next to the early modernist Centennial Hall, and encircled within the Wrocław Pergola.
Built in 2009, it is currently one of the largest operating fountains in Europe.
Multimedia show
The 1 hectare (110,000 sq ft) fountain incorporates over 300 jets to create moving-dancing screens of water. They are used, with music and light, by a computerized multimedia program for animated water shows.
The fountain is illuminated at night by 800 computer programmed coloured lights.
Ice skatingWhen frozen in winter, the Wrocław Fountain becomes a 4,700 square metres (51,000 sq ft) ice skating rink.
Street view
Reviews
The Wroclaw multimedia fountain is one of only several similar objects in the world. In the one hectare basin are installed almost 300 nozzles of different types: geysers, foggy, pointed, palm and also three fire nozzles. There are as well lasers and music. Almost 800 small and big sources of light are placed in the basin. Additional attraction is the winter function of the fountain. In can be turned into a 4700 square meter big ice rink. Till the end of October you may admire the fountain everyday between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. After 8 p.m. water fantasies are accompanied with magnificent illumination. At each full hour the fountain displays a dynamic show, using almost all nozzles and geysers creating unique impression:
-at even hours – fifteen minute long set to classical or modern music rhythms
-at odd hours – three minute long set Richard Wagner and Vanessa May music.
-at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m - a special quarter of an hour long show is given, employing almost full fountain potential
Show usually starts after sunset around 20:30. And are worth seeing while staying in Wroclaw.
However, after few minutes you realize that it's only water and lights (sometimes fire) that you were able to see 20 years ago on other places around.



