artificial waterfall

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An artificial waterfall is a water feature or fountain which imitates a natural waterfall.

Artificial waterfalls have long been featured in traditional Japanese gardens, where they can serve to highlight a scene or to provide focus. The classic gardening manual Sakuteiki, written in the mid-to-late 11th century, lists nine different types.Takei, Jiro et al. (2001). [https://books.google.com/books?id=7Eunlt5YbXcC&pg=PA3 Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden: A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic, p. 3 n1]David Young, Michiko Young, The Art of the Japanese Garden, Tuttle Publishing, 2005, {{ISBN|0804835985}}, page 30 The Cascata delle Marmore is an example of a human-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans.

Artificial waterfalls were popular in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the famous waterfall in Viktoriapark in Berlin.Susan C. Anderson (Editor), Bruce Tabb (Editor), Water, Leisure and Culture: European Historical Perspectives, Berg Publishers, 2002, {{ISBN|1859735401}}, page 122 An early American example is Huntington Waterfalls in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. In 1896, Gardening Magazine reported that it was the only artificial waterfall in a public park in North America.Gardening Magazine, 1896, page 363

The Liebian International Plaza in Guiyang, Guizhou, China has a {{convert|108|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} waterfall on one face of the {{convert|121|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} mixed-use skyscraper.Maggie Hiufu Wong, [http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/waterfall-skyscraper-china-guizhou/index.html "New skyscraper in China features 108-meter-tall waterfall"], CNN Travel, 26 July 2018.

The New York City Waterfalls (2008), a temporary public art installation by artist Olafur Eliasson, consisted of four human-made waterfalls constructed with 270 tons of exposed scaffolding.