The famous Dubai Fountain is located Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed by WET Design that is based in California and is known for designing other fountains such as the ones at Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The stunning Dubai fountain contains about 6600 lights and 25 projectors.
It sprays around 22,000 gallons of water in the air at any given moment. A new feature was added to the fountain during the end of year 2010- Fire which outlined the fountains. The water beams that shot up reach up to 500ft in the air; Arabic music as well as world music ranging from contemporary to classical is accompanied along with the water. If you are planning to visit Dubai and are seeking for accommodation you could consider a stay at one of the Palm Jumeirah Hotels such as Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa that gives you easy access to the amazing Dubai Fountain.
The fountain features animated performances that are set to music and light. It takes place from 1pm to 1.30pm and every 30 minutes from 6pm to 10pm on weekdays. During the weekends the performances are from 6pm to 11pm. Some of the songs that are being featured include “The Magnificent Seven” the main theme of the film The Magnificent Seven by Elmer Bernstein, “Baba Yetu”, a Grammy award winning song from Civilization IV video game as well as “The Prayer” by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. During your next visit to Dubai make sure to take time to witness an amazing performance of the Dubai Fountain.
Shehera Fioni is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Catalina Forbes. Her content is based on many thrilling escapades offered to travellers across the world.
