Fountains located on the territory of the capital of Russia from year to year delight not only guests of the city, but also residents of Moscow with their magnificence. In order to fully enjoy the view of the beautiful structures, you need to know the fountains' opening hours.
Opening hours of Moscow fountains
Usually the fountains of the capital start working from the moment the weather is warm. This happens in the last days of April. In 2014, the official opening of the fountain season took place on April 30th. On this day, 45 of the most beautiful water structures of the city were opened between 3 and 5 pm.
However, Moscow is famous for the fact that more than 500 fountains of various sizes and architecture are located on its territory.
There are 560 different fountains on the territory of Moscow.
The rest of the architectural structures began their work a little later, as soon as they passed all the checks and were fully ready for launch.
VDNKh, according to a long-standing tradition, began to delight all tourists, guests of the city and residents of the capital with beautiful fountains a little earlier, namely: on April 11, one could observe the launch of the water alley and the well-known fountain "Friendship of Peoples".
Every day at 8 am, all Moscow fountains turn on and continue their work until the evening. The noise of the water ceases only by 23 o'clock, and on weekends and holidays - by midnight. Therefore, despite the busy work schedule, everyone can always enjoy the view of their favorite fountains or relax nearby, breathing in the air filled with water splashes, so unusual in a big city.
Some fountains can be seen around the clock. they do not interrupt their work. These are water structures located on Poklonnaya Hill and Manezhnaya Square, as well as fountains near the Kievsky railway station and at the Kutuzovskaya junction.
The most unusual fountains in Moscow
The unsurpassed and magnificent Druzhba Narodov fountain is worth seeing at least once to everyone who happens to be in Moscow. It amazes the imagination with its size and magnificent gilded decoration. Water jets, creating unusual patterns, fly into the air to a height of 24 meters.
A huge number of people have heard the "Alley of Fountains" located near the exhibition center. About 1000 cubic meters of water circulates in a large number of beautiful fountains, which are among the cultural monuments.
The fountains of the capital are decorated with various lighting and musical accompaniment.
The Veil fountain is very popular during hot days. It is a large number of thin streams of coda that form a vault. Walking under it, you can breathe freshness and cool down a little.
