Outdoor Wall Fountains: The Many Styles on the Market
Outdoor Wall Fountains: The Many Styles on the Market Wall fountains are well suited to little verandas or gardens because they do not take up too much space while also adding a touch of style and providing a great place to find peace and quiet. The myriad of styles in outdoor wall fountains, including traditional, classic, contemporary, or Asian, means that you can find the one suitable to your tastes.
Your preferences dictate the type you buy so while there may not be a prefabricated fountain to suit you, you do have the option of having a customized one. There are two specific styles of fountains you can buy: mounted and free-standing. Small, self-contained versions can be placed on a wall are called mounted wall fountains. Wall fountains made of resin ( similar to stone) or fiberglass are typically light so they can be easily hung. In large stand-alone fountains, otherwise referred to as wall fountains, the basin is set on the ground with the flat side positioned against a wall. Normally made of cast stone, these water features have no weight restrictions.
Custom-made fountains which can be incorporated into a new or existing wall are often prescribed by landscaping designers. The basin and all the required plumbing are best installed by a trained mason. The wall will have to have a spout or fountain mask incorporated into it. Custom-built wall fountains contribute to a unified look because they become part of the scenery rather than look like a later addition.
At What Point Did Water Features Emerge?
At What Point Did Water Features Emerge?
The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek texts into Latin was commissioned by the scholarly Pope Nicholas V who led the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. Embellishing Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the heart of his ambitions. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. A mostra, a monumental commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a tradition which was restored by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was directed by the Pope to construct a wall fountain where we now find the Trevi Fountain. Changes and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.