Teddy Fountain
Teddy Fountain (Teddy Park) is a combination Musical fountain and splash Fountain that opened in 2013 in central Jerusalem. Journalist Linda Gradstein described it as a landscape of "spouting water geysers" just outside the walls of the Old City.[1]
The Fountain is named in honor of Jerusalem's long-serving Mayor, Teddy Kollek.[2] Water shoots from the fountains in sync with music every 30 minutes, in the evening a light show plays while during the day children run among the water spouts.[3]
The fountain was designed by Stéphane Llorca of JML Consultants.[2] The music was composed by the New Jerusalem Orchestra incorporating themes from Jewish, Arab and African musical traditions.[2][4] The fountain was donated by Alan Hassenfeld, philanthropist and former Hasbro Toys chairman.[2]
The fountain is noted as a place where people from every segment of Jerusalem's ethnically and religiously varied population mingle with visitors from around the globe.[5]
References
- ↑ Gradstein, Linda (27 September 2013). "New Teddy Fountain in Jerusalem attracts thousands". Heritage Florida Jewish News. The Media Line. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Prusher, Eileen (3 May 2013). "The Color of Water: a fountain of hope in the heart of Teddy’s Jerusalem A new park named for the late Jerusalem mayor, not far from the Old City’s Jaffa Gate, will have a state-of-the-art musical fountain where water does not spout so much as sashay and swing.". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ TeddyPark. "Teddy Park". Jerusalem Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Teddy Kollek park fountain plays the music of the NJO". http://thenjo.org/''. New Jerusalem Orchestra.
- ↑ Steinberg, Jessica (24 September 2013). "Teddy Park is capital’s new ‘beach’ Jets spurting cool streams draw visitors from all over town to Jerusalem’s ‘best playground’". Times of Israel. Retrieved 20 October 2014.