The Origins of Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains
The Origins of Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains Hundreds of ancient Greek records were translated into Latin under the auspices of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a damaged aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453.
Building a mostra, an imposing commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the arrival point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was commissioned by the Pope to put up a wall fountain where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The water which eventually furnished the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.
A Wall Fountain to Match Your Design
A Wall Fountain to Match Your Design A small patio or a courtyard is a great place to situate your wall fountain when you seek out peace and quiet.
Even a little space can contain a custom-built one. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are necessary for freestanding as well as mounted styles. Traditional, modern, antique, and Asian are just some of the styles from which you can choose. Freestanding wall fountains, otherwise known as floor fountains, are considerably big and feature a basin on the ground.
A stand-alone water feature can either be incorporated onto a wall already in existence or built into a wall under construction. The look of your landscape will seem more cohesive instead of disjointed when you put in this style of water feature.