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bobbobwhite
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Paris has many large and impressive fountains, as do many large cities sited on mostly flat topography, and I would like to know how these fountains operated so impressively before the advent of electric pumps? I understand gravity pressure concepts such the one used in the Hearst Castle water system, but how did early Paris and other cities provide enough pressure for their magnificant fountains when a higher elevation source for gravity pressure was nowhere near the city? Did they actually have very distant, higher elevation water sources and an extensive aqueduct system providing enough fall for the necessary pressure?
Thanks for informed answers only, please, not guesses.
Thanks for informed answers only, please, not guesses.