- Source: Reflecting pool
A reflecting pool, also called a reflection pool, is a water feature found in gardens, parks and memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water with a reflective surface, undisturbed by fountain jets.
Design
Reflecting pools are often designed with the outer basin floor at the rim slightly deeper than the central area to suppress wave formation. They can be as small as a bird bath to as large as a major civic element. Their origins are from ancient Persian gardens.
List of notable pools
The Miroir d'eau (Water mirror) on Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, France.
The Mughal garden reflecting pools at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
Chehel Sotoun in Iran
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Capitol Reflecting Pool, in Washington, D.C.
Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool, Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
The modernist Palácio do Planalto and Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, Brazil
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Georgia
The Oklahoma City National Memorial, at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing
The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, where a former reflecting pool was located in front of the stage, c. 1953 – 1972
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located at the World Trade Center site in New York City, with two reflecting pools on the location where the Twin Towers stood
Gallery
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kolam Refleksi Memorial Lincoln
- National World War II Memorial
- Washington, D.C.
- Memorial Lincoln
- Reuters
- Reflecting pool
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
- Capitol Reflecting Pool
- Hawaii State Capitol
- Pool
- Infinity pool
- Nathan Phillips Square
- National Mall
- Sandy Hook Memorial
- Rainbow Pool
