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 Olympic Rings by tatyanap
The Park boasts a variety of free, fun-filled, family entertainment throughout the year.
Approximately 800,000 bricks were used in the construction of the Park.
The underground conduit to carry the power distribution stretches for 4.5 miles and the conduit for lighting stretches 8 miles. There are more than 30 miles of wire in the Park.
There are more than 11 miles of underground irrigation for the Park.
Granite from each of the five continents represented in the Olympic Games is used in the Park.
Seven transformers supply power to the Park, ranging in size from 9,000 to 220,000 volts.
The Fountain of Rings is the world's largest interactive fountain utilizing the Olympic symbol of five interconnecting Rings.
There are 251 water jets, 400 fog jets and 487 clear, amber and red lights.
Seven songs are currently programmed with timed sequential light and water displays:
"Fresh Air Toccata," by Mannheim Steamroller
"Summon the Heroes," by John Williams
"1812 Overture Finale," by Tchaikovsky
"Chariots of Fire," by Vangelis
"Santorini," by Yanni, Live at the Acropolis
"Coming to America," by Neil Diamond
"Under the Sea," from Disney's Little Mermaid, lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Allen Menken
Five 20-horsepower hydraulic pumps provide water to the Rings. About 5,000 gallons of water per minute will recycle through the fountain, enough to fill an average size swimming pool in five minutes.
Water height during normal fountain operation is four to 12 feet. During special effects, spray heights can reach 35 feet. The computer-synchronized fountain can be programmed in a variety of water displays including low-pressure, walk-through "water curtains." Fog and misting can also be created for special lighting effects. Leave a Comment
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This is the hang out for families and locals to come downtown and enjoy the day, mostly weekends. It was made for the Olympics in 1996. A nice area that is not real big but feels spread out. From there you can visit many sites downtown. The outcropping of this was a new development just north of 150 acres, and now called Atlantic Station, an urban mixed use complex of living quarters, retail and commercial centers and events.
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Atlanta is a city that has gone through many changes over the years. Like its symbol the Pheonix it has risen from the ashes again and again. At one time the area that is now Centennial Olympic Park was a neighborhood in a run down part of town. I remember the area well from when I was a student in Atlanta in the 1970's. A $75 million dollar park was developed at the time of the Olympics in 1996. After the Olympics 21 acres of the park were opened to the community and today still stands as a gathering spot for tourists and locals. Pictured here is the statue called Gateway of Dreams. It pays homage to Baron PIerre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics. The monument has a statue of the Baron entering a gateway with the Olympic rings overhead. Leave a Comment
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 Centennial Park by PierreZA
It seems that it is frequented by locals with their families, and tourists alike.
Interesting fountains (olympic rings)
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Centennial Olympic Park was the location of much activity during the Olympics, and it still shows. The expanse of lawns, fountains in which children can play, and paved plaza are studded with Olympic torch like lamps and a bronze monument to the modern French founder of the Olympics. At one end of the park, near the CNN building, is a wonderful fountain that children can love. The spray is controlled by some kind of computer program to vary the pattern, volume, and type of spray coming from a flat concrete area. Thus, there is no fountain bowl where a child can drown. The fountain is surrounded by a broad array of concrete benches and is well supervised by police. Best of all this is free...a great place to take the kids on a hot Atlanta day. Leave a Comment
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 The Fountain of Rings by Redlats
The park is free (not really free because parking is quite expensive). We had to walk through it because it is between downtown and the CNN/Phillips Arena/Turner Stadium complex. Leave a Comment
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World and Coca-Cola and the Atlanta Aquarium are at one end of the Centennial Olympic Park. At this end also is a children's play equipment area, and nearby is another monument. I arrived in the late afternoon and both the aquarium and World of Coca Cola were closed. Both appear to be definetly worthwhile to visit though. One Atlanta resident claimed the aquarium is the world's largest, but I've heard this claim before in other cities. Leave a Comment
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