Back Story of Wall Fountains

Back Story of Wall FountainsBack Story Wall Fountains 005591532300779762.jpg Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, reigned the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classic Greek texts into Latin. In order to make Rome worthy of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope decided to embellish the beauty of the city. At the bidding of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453. A mostra, a monumental dedicatory fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a practice which was revived by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area formerly filled with a wall fountain built by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. 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.

The Wide Array of Wall Water Fountains

The Wide Array of Wall Water Fountains You can find peace and silence when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio. You can have one made to fit your requirements even if you have a minimum amount of space. Whether it is stand alone or mounted, you will require a spout, a water bowl, internal piping, and a pump. Traditional, modern, antique, and Asian are just some of the styles from which you can consider.Wide Array Wall Water Fountains 17072224610679.jpg

Also referred to as a floor fountain, a stand-alone wall fountain is normally rather large, and its basin is located on the ground.

You can decide to put your wall-mounted fountain on an existing wall or build it into a new wall. This type of fountain adds to a cohesive look making it appear as if it was part of the landscape rather than an added feature.

The Dispersion of Water Feature Design Knowledge

The Dispersion of Water Feature Design KnowledgeDispersion Water Feature Design Knowledge 59753453418.jpg Dissiminating pragmatic hydraulic information and water feature design ideas all through Europe was accomplished with the written documents and illustrated publications of the time. In the later part of the 1500's, a French fountain designer (whose name has been lost) was the globally renowned hydraulics pioneer. His expertise in designing landscapes and grottoes with incorporated and imaginative water attributes began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. The publication, “The Principles of Moving Forces,” penned near the end of his lifetime in France, became the fundamental writing on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Updating vital hydraulic breakthroughs of classical antiquity, the book also explains modern hydraulic technologies. As a mechanical method to move water, Archimedes invented the water screw, key among important hydraulic advancements. Sunlight heating liquid in two vessels concealed in a room adjacent to an ornamental water fountain was displayed in one illustration. The end result: the fountain is activated by the heated liquid expanding and ascending up the pipes. The book additionally mentions garden ponds, water wheels, water feature designs.
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