Alster fountain is a landmark located in Hamburg, Germany.[1][2][3]
History
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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] The fountain is generated by the submersible pump produced by the PLEUGER Industries - Hamburg-based engineering company. [5][6][7]
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.[8][9]
In 2022, it was closed in September due to 2021–2022 global energy crisis.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c NDR. "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg sprudelt wieder". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Germany's energy crisis: How will the tourism industry get through the winter? | DW | 12.09.2022". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Hamburg Journal: Alsterfontäne geht früher in die Winterpause | ARD Mediathek (in German), archived from the original on 2022-11-21, retrieved 2022-11-21
- ^ a b c "Alsterfontäne – Hamburger Wahrzeichen auf der Binnenalster | Hamburg Tourismus". www.hamburg-tourism.de. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Alsterfontänenpumpe - Pleuger Industries Hamburg" (in German). January 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "PLEUGER officially starts the Alster Fountain". May 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Alsterfontäne sprudelt wieder" (in German). 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ NDR. "Energie sparen: Hamburgs Alsterfontäne ist schon aus". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Hamburg will Strom sparen: Alsterfontäne wird früher abgeschaltet". Die Welt. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg wird abgestellt – und zwar schon bald". 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Hamburg, Radio. "Alsterfontäne wird abgedreht". Radio Hamburg (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.