A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water. It consists of a basin with either continuously running water or a tap. The drinker bend
A typical drinking fountain
In 2026, people are still using this drinking fountain built in 570 AD called Manga Hiti in Lalitpur, Nepal
The typical drinking fountain in Rome, called nasone
Ancient dhunge dhara (drinking fountain) of Bhaktapur
A fountain, from the Latin "fons", meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effe
Drinking fountain
…A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water. It consists of a basin with either continuously running water or a tap. The drinker bends down to the stream of…
(Center) Jet d'eau, (Geneva, Switzerland) Clockwise from top right (1) Fontana di Trevi (Rome) (2) Place de la Concorde (Paris) (3) Fountain in the Garden of Versailles (Versailles) (4) The Hundred Fountains, Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy) (5) Fuente de los Leones, (The Alhambra, Granada) (6) Fountain in St. Peter's Square (Rome) (7) Samson and the Lion fountain (Peterhof, St. Petersburg, Russia) (8) Dubai Fountain (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
An Egyptian fountain on the Temple of Dendera
Decorative stone fish fountain in Aix-en-Provence
Attic Greek vase from South Italy, about 480 B.C.