Alster fountain

Alster fountain is a landmark located in Hamburg, Germany.[1][2][3]

History
Alster fountain in 2005

Alster fountain, a fountain in Hamburg, was conceived by Carlheinz Hollmann based on Jet d'Eau, a fountain in Geneva, Switzerland.[4] It was opened on 18 April 1987.[1][4]

It operates daily from March to November of a calendar year.[1][4] The fountain can go up to height of 90 meters and transports around 180,000 liters of water per hour.[5][6]

In 2022, it was closed in September due to 2021–2022 global energy crisis.[7][8]

References
  1. NDR. "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg sprudelt wieder". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. "Germany's energy crisis: How will the tourism industry get through the winter? | DW | 12.09.2022". Deutsche Welle.
  3. Hamburg Journal: Alsterfontäne geht früher in die Winterpause | ARD Mediathek (in German), retrieved 2022-11-21
  4. "Alsterfontäne – Hamburger Wahrzeichen auf der Binnenalster | Hamburg Tourismus". www.hamburg-tourism.de. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  5. NDR. "Energie sparen: Hamburgs Alsterfontäne ist schon aus". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. "Hamburg will Strom sparen: Alsterfontäne wird früher abgeschaltet". Die Welt. 30 August 2022.
  7. "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg wird abgestellt – und zwar schon bald". 30 August 2022.
  8. Hamburg, Radio. "Alsterfontäne wird abgedreht". Radio Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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