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[[File:Deesse au vase (Mari).jpg|thumbnail|left|250px200px|Figure 1. One of the oldest fountain features to have preserved is from Mari, Syria.]]
We commonly see fountains in public parks or even palaces and government institutions. While fountains are often largely decorative, they have important symbolic values, such as the city of Rome and its Trevi Fountain. Since their inception, fountains have awed us as a way humans have controlled an important element of life, that being water. Today, this symbolism has not changed very much from its ancient roots.
