A towering waterfall appears to fall from midair into the Grand Canal at the Palace of Versailles as part of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's latest exhibition (+ slideshow).
Cascading from high above the surface of the pool, the Waterfall installation appears as a torrent of water of with no discernible source when viewed from the front steps of the palace.
A towering waterfall appears to fall from nowhere into the Grand Canal of the Palace of Versailles
It is one of many Eliasson works sprawled across the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, which annually hosts an exhibition by a major contemporary artist.
Running from 7 June to 30 October 2016, the exhibition features three outdoor works themed around water and several architectural interventions indoors. The gushing water conceals a latticework tower built from yellow steel girders
As an artist, Eliasson is known for his large-scale installations that explore light, perception and environmental issues.
In the case of Waterfall, the gushing water conceals a latticed tower built from yellow steel girders, which become apparent to audiences as the view the installation from its sides. Water is pumped through a system of pipes to emerge from a platform at the top of the tower.
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The installation is partly influenced by 15th-16th century French monarch Louis XIV's landscape architect André Le Notre, who had planned an ambitious water feature for the ga...