Experts' Choice Award Jet d'Eau
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Geneva's iconic 140m Jet d'Eau shoots water 459 feet skyward at incredible force, creating rainbows on sunny days. Visible from the airport and best photographed from lakeside promenades or boat tours, it's both an engineering marvel and the city's
“Europe's tallest fountain shoots 132 gallons of water—the equivalent of four standard bathtubs—459 feet into the air every second at 125 mph (wind conditions permitting).”
– Fodor's
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"The 140m-tall structure shoots up water with incredible force – 200km/h, 1360 horsepower – to create the sky-high plume, kissed by a rainbow on sunny days. " Full review
Afar Magazine "We were only in Geneva for a day, but we were told to take a unique photo with this fountain by our friends and this is what we came up with! While Geneva was overwhelmingly expensive for..." Full review
Independent "The Jet d'Eau is an icon for the city. The 140-metre fountain is more than a tourist sight – it began as an imaginative way to relieve excess pressure in the city's water-management..."
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Time Out "Visible from the air as you fly into Geneva airport, Geneva's Jet d'Eau is an enormous water fountain on Lake Geneva that spouts its froth 140m into the air – and probably the most..."
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