Friday, October 25, 2019

the rotary riverfront fountain

How tall is the fountain?  The stainless steel columns before you are each 24 feet tall. A 30 foot diameter ring is held up by these 5 stainless steel columns. In the warmer seasons, some jets spray towards the middle of the fountain creating a beautiful dome of waterfalls, other jets shoot water upwards, some mist, and a few spray sideways. In all, there are 40 overhead jets. Keeping in mind the environmental theme of Expo’ 74, the artist designed the fountain to conserve water by a filtration and recirculation process.
The fountain’s sculptures were designed by Harold Balazs and Bob Perron.
Info courtesy of  the Spokane Historical website.
Photo taken:  July 2009