An artificial waterfall is a water feature or fountain which imitates a natural waterfall.[1]
Artificial waterfalls have long been featured in traditional Japanese gardens, where they can serve to highlight a scene or to provide focus. The classic gardening manual Sakuteiki, written in the mid-to-late 11th century, lists nine different types.[2][3] The Cascata delle Marmore is an example of a human-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans.
Artificial waterfalls were popular in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the famous waterfall in Viktoriapark in Berlin.[1] An early American example is Huntington Waterfalls in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. In 1896, Gardening Magazine reported that it was the only artificial waterfall in a public park in North America.[4]
The Liebian International Plaza in Guiyang, Guizhou, China has a 108 m (354 ft) waterfall on one face of the 121 m (397 ft) mixed-use skyscraper.[5]
The New York City Waterfalls (2008), a temporary public art installation by artist Olafur Eliasson, consisted of four human-made waterfalls constructed with 270 tons of exposed scaffolding.
Indoor waterfalls
editArtificial waterfalls installed inside of buildings can be small or quite large. Some of the benefits of indoor waterfalls are considered to be their production of white noise, humidity, as well as naturally peaceful feelings engendered among onlookers.[6]
Two notable indoor waterfalls in the world are both located in Singapore; the largest indoor waterfall in Singapore is The Rain Vortex[7] at Jewel Changi Airport (opened in 2019) whilst the second-largest indoor waterfall in Singapore is the Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay (opened in 2012).
Gallery
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Cloud Forest from the entrance of the site, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
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The Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
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An artificial waterfall in an animal enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.
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Chater Garden in Hong Kong
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Artificial waterfall and sculpture at a transportation company in Salzburg
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Artificial waterfall in Wichita Falls, Texas
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One of the four human-made falls in Olafur Eliasson's 2008 public art installation, New York City Waterfalls
References
edit- ^ a b Susan C. Anderson (Editor), Bruce Tabb (Editor), Water, Leisure and Culture: European Historical Perspectives, Berg Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1859735401, page 122
- ^ Takei, Jiro et al. (2001). Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden: A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic, p. 3 n1
- ^ David Young, Michiko Young, The Art of the Japanese Garden, Tuttle Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0804835985, page 30
- ^ Gardening Magazine, 1896, page 363
- ^ Maggie Hiufu Wong, "New skyscraper in China features 108-meter-tall waterfall", CNN Travel, 26 July 2018.
- ^ Zen & the Art of Pond Building, D. J. Herda, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2008, ISBN 1402742746, page 9.
- ^ Block, India (12 March 2019). "Photos reveal world's tallest indoor waterfall in Moshe Safdie's Singapore airport terminal". Dezeen. Retrieved 9 February 2023.