Emperor Fountain

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The Emperor Fountain is a grand 19th-century ornamental water feature at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England, renowned for its exceptionally high jet and engineering ambition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain ⓘ
ornamental water feature ⓘ
architect Joseph Paxton ⓘ
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
category Fountains in England ⓘ
Grade I listed parks and gardens in Derbyshire ⓘ
commissionedBy William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
constructionPeriod 1843–1844 ⓘ
constructionReason to impress a possible royal visitor ⓘ
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor potential visit of Tsar Nicholas I ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
hasBasinType large ornamental pool ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation 53.227°N 1.611°W ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Victorian technological display at country houses ⓘ
hasEngineeringFeature high-pressure gravity feed from elevated lake ⓘ
hasHeightClaim one of the highest gravity-fed fountains in the world ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
hasJetType single central vertical jet ⓘ
hasMaterial metal pipework ⓘ
stone ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed structure ⓘ
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England ⓘ
inception 1844 ⓘ
isComponentOf landscape design of Chatsworth ⓘ
locatedIn Chatsworth House ⓘ
Chatsworth, Derbyshire ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Derbyshire ⓘ
locatedInRegion East Midlands ⓘ
maximumJetHeight approximately 90 metres ⓘ
namedAfter Tsar Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
notableFor Victorian engineering ambition ⓘ
exceptionally high water jet ⓘ
use of high-level reservoir for water pressure ⓘ
operator Chatsworth House Trust ⓘ
owner Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
partOf Chatsworth House gardens ⓘ
formal water features at Chatsworth ⓘ
touristAttraction Chatsworth House gardens ⓘ
waterSource Emperor Lake ⓘ
waterSourceLocation above Chatsworth House on the moors ⓘ
waterSupplyType gravity-fed system ⓘ

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