A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure...
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The Fountain is a 2006 American epic science fiction romantic drama film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel...
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The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi...
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Fountain is a readymade sculpture by Marcel Duchamp in 1917, consisting of a porcelain urinal signed "R. Mutt". In April 1917, an ordinary piece of plumbing...
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A soda fountain is a device that dispenses carbonated soft drinks, called fountain drinks. They can be found in restaurants, concession stands and other...
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Look up Fountain of Youth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring which supposedly restores the youth of anyone...
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A fountain pen is a writing instrument that uses a metal nib to apply water-based ink, or special pigment ink—suitable for fountain pens—to paper. It...
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A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or water bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water. It consists of a basin with either...
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A space fountain is a proposed form of an extremely tall tower extending into space. As known materials cannot support a static tower with this height...
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Clayton Anthony Fountain (September 12, 1955 – July 12, 2004) was an American federal prisoner, member of the Aryan Brotherhood, and murderer. Clayton...
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The Fountain of Bakhchisaray (Russian: «Бахчисарайский фонтан», Bakhchisaraiskiy fontan) is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, written during the years 1821...
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Fountain Hill may refer to the following places in the United States: Fountain Hill, Arkansas Fountain Hills, Arizona Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania Fountains...
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Fountain Valley or Fountains Valley may refer to: Fountain Valley (British Columbia), Canada, a valley and rural community Fountain Valley, California...
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the Fountain may refer to: Three Coins in the Fountain (1954 film) "Three Coins in the Fountain" (song), sung in the above film Coins in the Fountain, a...
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Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive. Dedicated in 1927 and...
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Heron's fountain is a hydraulic machine invented by the 1st century AD inventor, mathematician, and physicist Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria . Heron studied...
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"Praise for the Fountain Opened", commonly known by its first line, "There is a fountain filled with blood," is a hymn written by William Cowper. It was...
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Fountain Valley is a suburban city in Orange County, California. The population was 57,047 at the 2020 census. The Indigenous people of the Fountain Valley...
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The Fountain is a bi-monthly magazine of scientific and spiritual thought published by Blue Dome, Inc. As the English-language version of Sızıntı, it has...
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The Fountain of Neptune (Italian: Fontana del Nettuno) is the name of several fountains in the world: Neptunbrunnen (Neptune fountain) in Berlin, Germany...
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Fountain of Youth is an upcoming American heist adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by James Vanderbilt. It stars John Krasinski, Natalie...
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of Fountain is a home rule municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census. Fountain is...
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Chafariz d'El-Rey (redirect from The King's Fountain)
The King's Fountain (Portuguese: Chafariz d'El-Rey) is a 16th century oil painting by an anonymous Flemish painter. The work depicts a scene in front of...
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A musical fountain, also known as a fairy fountain, prismatic fountain or dancing fountain, is a type of choreographed fountain that creates aesthetic...
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A mercury fountain is a fountain constructed for use with liquid metallic mercury ("quicksilver") rather than water. Mercury fountains existed in some...
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Christopher Ryan Fountain (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor and DJ. He is known for his roles as Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and Tommy Duckworth...
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Pirene or Peirene (Greek: Πειρήνη) is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole...
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Pennisetum alopecuroides (redirect from Dwarf Fountain Grass)
al-oh-pek-yur-OY-deez), the Chinese pennisetum, Chinese fountaingrass, dwarf fountain grass, foxtail fountain grass, or swamp foxtail grass, is a species of perennial grass...
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Lions Square (redirect from Morosini Fountain)
Λεόντων) or Leonton Square (genitive), after the Venetian-era Morosini Fountain (popularly called "τα Λιοντάρια", "The Lions") in its midst, which features...
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Fountain is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census. Fountain is the western terminus of the Root...
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