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Officials are investing $4 million to repair a reflecting pool and fountains at the foot of the Kensico Dam in Valhalla. Once a central part of the dam plaza, the pool and fountains have been dry ...
Raised-edge coping, sculptural fountains, curved pool designs, and natural materials — these are the top water feature trends ...
One such pool, in which statues of animals are seen battling, is credited with being the first, albeit simple, infinity pool. Built in the 1600s, the reflecting pool features a submerged edge to allow ...
Pool problems The impetus for getting rid of the reflecting pools, while staying true to the original design of the Capitol building where the water feature represented the ocean, was a ...
To create the infinity edge, a side of the pool is constructed to be slightly below the water level, typically a fraction of an inch. Below the edge is a trough or basin that collects the falling ...
A lifelong problem with an elemental feature of the state Capitol — reflecting pools symbolizing the ocean surrounding Hawaii — may be cured by permanently drying up the chronic watery mess.
For the Volunteer Park Trust, the main goal is to keep some sort of water feature at the park, even if it's not always a reservoir. "It's an essential part of the Olmstead design and the visitor ...
WASHINGTON — Like so many of our iconic landmarks, the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial is definitely a D.C. thing. With tourism season coming, crews are working hard to clean out a year ...