Light fountain of the Exposición Regional Valenciana

The Light fountain of the Exposición Regional Valenciana was a large fountain and square built for the Valencia Regional Exhibition of 1909. It was one of the most expensive buildings of the exhibition with a cost of 209,000 pesetas.[1] The fountain was designed with two 20-meter-tall (66 ft) towers with curved staircases flanking the water of the fountain.

The design was unique for linking together electricity and water to create a light show at night. This functionality was not operational until two months after the opening of the Valencian exhibition. High maintenance costs caused it to be scarcely used.[2] Like other buildings at the exhibition, they were destroyed when the land was returned to the landowner.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "El diseño que marcó una época", Las Provincias (newspaper)
  2. ^ Lita, Jaume (18 May 2019). "La Fuente Luminosa de la Exposición Regional de Valencia de 1909". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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