Fountain of Ahmed III (Üsküdar)
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III in Üsküdar is an 18th-century public water fountain built by Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in the Ottoman rococo architecture and situated in the grand square of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.
Fountain of Ahmed III in Üsküdar, Istanbul.
Details of a corner facade: A faucet over a sink flanked by two Solomonic columns topped with Corinthian order capital under a muqarnas. Cornice and eaves with ornaments carved at top.
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 effect.
(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)
An Egyptian fountain on the Temple of Dendera
Attic Greek vase from South Italy, about 480 B.C.
Hellenistic fountain head from the Pergamon museum
