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:''This article is about all reflecting pools, for the two named reflecting pools see Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Capitol Reflecting Pool.'' A reflecting pool or reflection pool is a water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface. ==Design== Reflecting pools are often designed with the outer basin floor at the rim slightly deeper than the central area to suppress wave formation. They can be as small as a bird bath to as large as a major civic element. Their origins are from ancient Persian gardens. ==List of notable pools== * The ''Miroir d'eau'' (Water mirror) on Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, France, is the World's largest reflecting pool.〔()〕 * The Mughal garden reflecting pools at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India * The Al-Andalus era Moorish garden reflecting pool in the ''Patio de los Arrayanes'' courtyard, at the Alhambra of Granada, in Andalusian Spain * Chehel Sotoun in Iran * The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and Capitol Reflecting Pool, in Washington, D.C. * The modernist Palácio do Planalto and Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, Brazil * The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. * The Oklahoma City National Memorial, at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing * The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, a former reflecting pool was located in front of the stage, circa 1953 - 1972.〔(LA Phil Presents Hollywood Bowl | History of the Hollywood Bowl )〕 * The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located in New York City, has two reflecting pools on the location where the Twin Towers stood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「reflecting pool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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