The Dubai Fountain is a record-setting choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre man-made Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 25 colored projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft, 3 football fields!) long and shoots water 150 m (490 ft) into the air, accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music. It was built at a cost of AED 800 million (USD 218 million). Testing of the fountain began in February 2009 and the fountain was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2009 along with the official opening ceremony of the Dubai Mall. When the video starts, click the full screen button at the bottom right of the small screen next to the speaker/sound button. Then, just let it run. Do NOT click on the word NEXT in the upper right of the picture square. Be patient (at 1:58 things really get moving) and wait for the fountain to do its thing, and listen to the gorgeous duet performed by Andre Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. wimp/dubaifountain/
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