Tourists who want to enjoy a unique water show will certainly be interested in Vinnitsa. The Roshen fountain is a real decoration of the Ukrainian town. It is the largest musical illuminated fountain in Europe. According to its characteristics, it is practically not inferior to the world-famous counterpart in Dubai.
Roshen Embankment
In recent years, the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa has changed beyond recognition. For 3 years now, the fountain on the Roshen embankment has been a real symbol of the city and the main tourist attraction of Ukraine. Thousands of tourists come to enjoy the light music water show every year. Vinnitsa really transformed. It is a beautiful modern city with developed infrastructure. Hundreds of comfortable tram trailers run along its roads; visitors to tourists are welcomed by cozy local hotels; There are many restaurants in the city where visitors can enjoy a variety of dishes. But most of all people gather on Roshen embankment, where in the evenings a wonderful musical spectacle begins - a fountain show.
Vinnitsa fountain
The unique hydraulic engineering structure impresses with its technical data. The musical fountain in Vinnitsa extends 97 meters in length and 10 in width. The height of its central jets reaches 63 meters. Roshen fountain is installed on an open reservoir in the riverbed. Southern Bug. Other similar facilities are located in artificial pools. 67
fountain pumps pump river water, and 30 - serve ballast systems. All this ensures the perfect work of Roshen. The frontal expansion of the fountain is 140 meters. There is another element that gives the Vinnitsa fountain uniqueness: its design “sinks” under the ice in the winter. Singing fountains in Vinnitsa are equipped with an original laser light. Spray and water dust form a giant screen in the form of a
water-air sheet, the dimensions of which are 16 x 45 meters.
Why is Roshen?
Vinnitsa, the Roshen fountain became famous within a few months. In 2011 alone, about a million people visited the Ukrainian city. The musical fountain is striking in its scale and beauty. But not everyone knows why he got such a name. Roshen Fountain was named after its sponsor. From the fund of Petro Poroshenko sponsored construction work, cleaning the channel of the Southern Bug River and the restoration of 700 meters of the embankment. The work was carried out for a year and a half. During this time, about 70 million hryvnias were allocated from the fund of the current President of Ukraine. It is not surprising that the embankment and fountain were subsequently named after their creator.
Roshen discovery
The fountain in Vinnitsa first surprised residents of the city on September 4, 2011. On this day, its official opening took place. More than 70 thousand people gathered on the embankment wishing to see the water show. Musical and light fountain amazed everyone. The water show began with a concert on the specially equipped stage of the promenade. After the audience went out to Petro Poroshenko. He solemnly stepped to the control panel to launch the dancing fountains. And a few minutes later the audience saw a gorgeous water sight. The giant multi-colored fountain either fell silent, then “came to life” to the sounds of music. The performance ended with a bright salute. Since then, the Roshen Fountain has been pleasing people every summer. In the evenings, crowds of spectators continue to gather at Roshen Embankment to enjoy a 15-minute colorful water show.
Vinnitsa Fountain - the main tourist attraction of Ukraine
Over the past three years, the most popular tourist city is Vinnitsa. The Roshen fountain, located on the promenade of the same name, is the main tourist attraction in Ukraine, which thousands of tourists from all over the world come to see. There are only a few such large-scale projects in the world. Vinnytsia dancing fountain "Roshen" many compare with similar in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai). However, Dubai's Roshen design is inferior in size. In addition, with the advent of frost, the musical fountain "falls into hibernation", and in the spring it again begins to delight people. In the summer season, Roshen works day and night. But it is in the evening that the musical and light show with special effects begins, which lasts 15 minutes. In the afternoon, the fountain is also magnificent: it rises majestically against the backdrop of sparkling river water in the sunlight. Experts say that there are no similar analogues in any European country. Vinnitsa fountain is included in the TOP-10 of the most spectacular places in the world.
Water light show
Vinnytsia, Roshen fountain are the real pride of Ukraine. A water show is worth the time and money spent on the journey. Every year, the singing fountains are improved. Now Roshen is equipped with a modern laser system that allows you to demonstrate 3D animation on a large screen. The screen is formed by splashes and water dust. In the evening, viewers feel like fabulous heroes in the virtual world of music, water and light.
Every day, the Vinnitsa Fountain "Roshen" offers guests a new bewitching music, to which water jets "perform" a figured dance. Such a fancy dance is accompanied by high-quality lighting, which consists of 560 water lamps. Most of them are immersed in water. They change their colors depending on the show program. This backlight with a laser provides an incredibly colorful and spectacular show. The fountain has a floating base. And he dances under both classical and contemporary
musical works. Roshen sprays water upward, to the sides, spirally, with a curtain. The creators of the fountain constantly come up with new special effects in order to expand the repertoire of a unique
hydraulic engineering structure.Vinnitsa fountain: schedule of work in 2014
Each year, a work program for the unique Roshen hydroengineering structure is developed. It is always different from previous years, including new multimedia shows. Many are interested in how a giant singing fountain in Vinnitsa works. The schedule for 2014 is as follows.
- Monday: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Tuesday: 18.00-22.00.
- Wednesday: 14.00-22.00.
- Thursday: 14.00-22.00.
- Friday: 14.00-22.00.
- Saturday: 12.00–22.00.
- Sunday: 12.00–22.00.
Roshen Fountain is open from April to the end of October. Every day, locals and tourists alike can enjoy a light 15-minute show accompanied by classical and (or) synchronized music and lasers. During the day, the fountain delights people with “dancing” to classical musical compositions, and at night all this is complemented by a laser, projector and multimedia. Embankment p. The Southern Bug is well lit in the evening and night hours. On the dam there are places for spectators and playgrounds. But when the evening laser show begins, the designated viewing area is sorely lacking: the embankment is simply crowded with people.
How to get there?
Vinnitsa Fountain regularly runs public transport. First, tourists need to come to the city of Vinnitsa itself. From there, the fountain can be reached in five ways.
- Trams Nos. 1, 4, 6 to the stop. "Kotsyubinsky Museum".
- Trolleybuses No. 5, 6, 11 to the stop. "Kotsyubinsky Museum".
- From the Central Bus Station can be reached on foot (5 minutes).
- From the Western bus station you can take tram number 4, which goes to the stop. "Kotsyubinsky Museum".
- From the Eastern bus station there are trolleybuses No. 1, 2, 10, 12 to the stop. "Nansen Street."
Future plans
Roshen embankment is a popular holiday destination for both Ukrainians themselves and visiting tourists. The founder of the grand fountain Petro Poroshenko promises that his brainchild will be constantly improved and transformed. Improvement of the embankment and adjacent territories does not stop. In 2011, beautiful flowerbeds were created here, flowers and trees were planted. With the advent of spring, singing fountains are especially attractive. The photo taken during this period reflects all the beauty of the Roshen embankment. In spring, trees and flowers begin to bloom here: the territory takes on a beautiful look and is enveloped in pleasant floral aromas. Among this beauty, the Vinnitsa fountain rises majestically.
Now the city leadership is directing maximum efforts for the arrangement of Festivalny Island. It is planned to turn it into a modern leisure park. In the future, designers want to combine Kemp Island and the Roshen Fountain into a single complex. Specialists have already begun to work, which means that this idea should soon be realized. The new complex should be a worthy decoration not only of Vinnitsa, but of the whole Ukraine, which will attract even more tourists to the country.