The best of Switzerland - Geneva - Jet d'Eau and Lake Geneva

Jet d'Eau (Fountain of Geneva): One of the crowning symbols of Geneva, a fountain of water pumped 140m into the air. The spectacular plume was once an occasional pressure release for hydro-power generation on the Phone River, but people liked it so much that in 1891 the city created a permanent pumped fountain. (Reference Source: vikitravel.org) Photos in this post showing Jet d'Eau seen from different parts of the city.