Krizik Fountain
Computer-controlled light fountain choreographing thousands of water jets to music after dark.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Křižík Fountain in Prague follows self-taught inventor František Křižík, a locksmith's son nicknamed the Czech Edison, and the light show he built for Prague's 1891 Jubilee Exhibition using arc lamps sunk beneath a pool of water. It traces the fountain's decline into a plain wartime fire tank and the effort, decades later, to bring it back to life. Watch for the moment the water first catches color as you listen.
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