To the championship "Euro-2012" in Kiev they plan to reconstruct and completely to restore a primary kind of fountains which have been constructed in pre-war years. About this "Tour To Kiev" Travel Agency have informed.
«Reconstruction will spend, being based on the kept photos», – the official has told.
It also has noticed that to the championship in Ukraine capital also reconstruction of all monuments of architecture will be carried out.
Each fountain in Kiev has its history. To the oldest, remained up to now and already restored, the fountains of Kiev made at factory Termena on a boundary of 19-20 centuries concern. These are pig-iron fountains in parks of Mariinsky and the Gardens, and also a fountain near the Golden Gate.
A century ago these fountains of Kiev served not so much decorative, how many to the practical purposes as from them took water for city needs and to give to drink to horses. Water in a fountain arrived from city water system or a natural source, was passed through a fountain, and then merged directly in the storm water drain. It's not so economically, but it is simple, reliable, and almost without sanitary problems.
It is necessary to tell, that today in Kiev the fountains constructed by such principle have still remained. The part of these fountains of Kiev doesn't work, a part include only on holidays as tap water cost is high. It, for example, such fountains of Kiev, as a fountain on a Kreschatik before an input in the Passage or fountains in park of Shevchenko, opposite to University.
Unlike old, all modern fountains in Kiev have system of turnaround water supply. It means that water in a fountain goes on the closed cycle where it is automatically added in the small portions, compensating caused by evaporation and loss spraying. From this fountains in Kiev became more economic, but there was a problem of processing of water. Therefore, all modern fountains of Kiev are equipped by system of the water purification similar to system of a filtration and chemical processing in pool. This system, at normal operation, guarantees observance of all sanitary code of water in a city fountain.
Fountains in Kiev are diverse. Among them there are small fountains in squares and court yard, and there are big park fountains. Fountains of Kiev are fine and matchless. Perhaps, they don't differ yet the scope inherent in fountains of other capitals of the world, but each fountain has the unique aura and attractive force.
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