Europuddle

Europuddle
The Europuddle as seen from above. Jets can be seen near the right corner.
Year2019 (7 years ago) (2019)
TypeFountain
Mediumtarmac
Location
The side view of the Europuddle, with the jets closed. Building G of the Europaallee complex is visible on the right side of the image.

The Europuddle (French: Europuddle, German: Europfütze) is a fountain completed in November 2019, located in the Europaallee area in the city centre of Zurich, Switzerland.  Its name is a portmanteau derived from "Europaallee", the residential and commercial area in which it belongs, and "puddle", due to its visual appearance.[citation needed] Unlike a traditional fountain, the Europuddle is contained on only one side by slightly elevated white pavement stone. The tarmac surface beneath the water slopes gently towards the elevated pavement, making the body of water visually similar to a puddle.[citation needed]

Construction

The Europuddle is about 10 metres (33 ft) wide and 60 metres (200 ft) long, with a maximum depth of about 20 centimetres (7.9 in). Seven identical water jets at the western edge of the Europuddle create a fountain by jetting water eastward into the puddle.

The jets of water alternate between three states :

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ernst Tschannen (November 2019). "Projektbeschreibung Europaallee" (in German). Zürich, Switzerland: Europaallee. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Fountain City Zurich". Zürich, Switzerland: Zürich. February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Öffentlicher Raum | Europaallee". Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-30.