Why We Should Reinvent Our Drinking Fountains People would rather pay two bucks for a sealed, clean drink than stoop over a dirty-looking public trough. Better design could help.

The clip shows a "fountain" surging for several minutes, spraying apparently contaminated water and debris over buildings, vehicles, and public spaces. It looked to occur near a busy intersection ...

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He said the trough was moved to the intersection about 10 years ago and was originally used as a decorative water fountain. Although the city owns the property, the neighbors maintain it.

Rome’s baroque Trevi Fountain opened Saturday morning with selfie-takers lining a newly installed metal walkway, as workers ...

The ornamental fountains were usually tiered affairs with upper trays that had water spouts and a lower level water trough that collected the surplus for animals to drink from. Most had a crowning ...

Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an ...

Tourists and locals will be able to see Rome's Trevi Fountain from a new angle by walking across a footbridge erected while it undergoes maintenance work.

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An historic 125-year-old monument has been returned to its original location after a decade-long campaign. The Driver Fountain was initially installed at the Luton Arches in Chatham in 1899 until it ...

A glass and steel walkway is to be built across Rome’s Trevi Fountain, restricting access to visitors as the water is emptied ahead of a thorough scrubbing. Only a few people will be allowed on ...