<P> Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing and washing to the residents of cities, towns and villages . Until the late 19th century most fountains operated by gravity, and needed a source of water higher than the fountain, such as a reservoir or aqueduct, to make the water flow or jet into the air . </P> <P> In addition to providing drinking water, fountains were used for decoration and to celebrate their builders . Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes . In the Middle Ages, Moorish and Muslim garden designers used fountains to create miniature versions of the gardens of paradise . King Louis XIV of France used fountains in the Gardens of Versailles to illustrate his power over nature . The baroque decorative fountains of Rome in the 17th and 18th centuries marked the arrival point of restored Roman aqueducts and glorified the Popes who built them . </P> <P> By the end of the 19th century, as indoor plumbing became the main source of drinking water, urban fountains became purely decorative . Mechanical pumps replaced gravity and allowed fountains to recycle water and to force it high into the air . The Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva, built in 1951, shoots water 140 metres (460 ft) in the air . The highest such fountain in the world is King Fahd's Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which spouts water 260 metres (850 ft) above the Red Sea . </P> <P> Fountains are used today to decorate city parks and squares; to honor individuals or events; for recreation and for entertainment . A Splash pad or spray pool allows city residents to enter, get wet and cool off in summer . The musical fountain combines moving jets of water, colored lights and recorded music, controlled by a computer, for dramatic effects . Drinking fountains provide clean drinking water in public buildings, parks and public spaces . </P>

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