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Charleston Park Jet Fountain

Last week’s post described the famous Pineapple Fountain in the Joe Riley Waterfront Park in Charleston, South Carolina (USA). This week I’ll describe and show you the Jet Fountain.

The multi-spray jet fountain in Joe Riley Park is located at the waterfront end of Vendue Range (Street) and is at the entrance to Joe Riley Waterfront Park.

Seven steps above street level, this fountain sprays water out of 15 individual, evenly spaced jet spouts arranged in a circle.

Multi-hued tiles surround the middle circular trough where excess water from the jet sprays overflows onto the tiles.

The result of the water’s action provides for a cool, splash pad as relief from the summer heat.

It was getting dark on a cool evening when I was there, but I could imagine that the fountain would be full of children joyfully running in and out of the fountain during a hot and humid summer day. 

Please comment if you have been to this fountain and let us know if it was full of children, or maybe even adults, finding relief from the summer’s heat.

The fountain’s image can be viewed and purchased here:

 

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