The Beginnings of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains
The Beginnings of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains Himself a learned man, Pope Nicholas V led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of age-old documents from their original Greek into Latin. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the core of his objectives. Beginning in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent reconstruction at the bidding of the Pope. A mostra, a monumental commemorative fountain constructed by ancient Romans to mark the point of entry of an aqueduct, was a practice which was restored by Nicholas V. The present-day site of the Trevi Fountain was previously occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and constructed by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. The aqueduct he had refurbished included modifications and extensions which eventually allowed it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.The Dispersion of Water Feature Design Technology
The Dispersion of Water Feature Design Technology Contributing to the development of scientific technology were the published letters and illustrated books of the day. They were also the main method of transferring practical hydraulic ideas and fountain design suggestions all through Europe. In the later part of the 1500's, a French water feature designer (whose name has been lost) was the globally renowned hydraulics pioneer. His expertise in developing landscapes and grottoes with built-in and brilliant water fountains began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany.
He wrote a publication titled “The Principles of Moving Forces” towards the end of his lifetime while in France which turned into the fundamental text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Explaining modern hydraulic technologies, the publication also modernized key hydraulic advancements of classical antiquity. As a mechanical way to shift water, Archimedes invented the water screw, chief among crucial hydraulic discoveries. An beautiful fountain with the sun heating up the water in two containers stashed in an neighboring room was presented in one illustration. The end result: the water feature is triggered by the heated liquid expanding and rising up the conduits. Yard ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature concepts are incorporated in the publication.