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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.

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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

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  • 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
  • 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.
  • The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located in New York City, has two reflecting pools on the location where the Twin Towers stood.

    • Reflecting pool Lincoln Memorial Trust for the National Mall

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