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King Fahd's Fountain

With a maximum height between 260 and 312 m, this fountain in the Red Sea is the tallest in the world.

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King Fahd's Fountain
Photo: Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · licence

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Why go

Water ejected reaches supersonic speeds of 375 km/h, and the amount of water in the air can exceed 16 m³. As a prominent landmark, it is visible from most parts of the city, and illuminated at night by over 500 spotlights. It was constructed between 1980 and 1983, and sponsored by King Fahd, hence its name.

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