Where did Large Garden Fountains Come From?
Where did Large Garden Fountains Come From?
A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also propel water high into the air for an extraordinary effect. From the onset, outdoor fountains were soley there to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains functioned using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Bronze or stone masks of wildlife and heroes were commonly seen on Roman fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to mimic the gardens of paradise. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were intended to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to laud their positions by adding beautiful baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.
Since indoor plumbing became the standard of the day for clean, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely decorative. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the force of gravity with mechanical pumps.
Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.
The Distribution of Water Fountain Manufacturing Knowledge in Europe
The Distribution of Water Fountain Manufacturing Knowledge in Europe The circulated documents and illustrated books of the time contributed to the development of scientific innovation, and were the chief means of transmitting practical hydraulic information and fountain ideas all through Europe. An unnamed French water feature designer became an globally renowned hydraulic leader in the later part of the 1500's. By creating gardens and grottoes with built-in and ingenious water features, he began his profession in Italy by getting Royal commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. The text, “The Principles of Moving Forces,” penned near the end of his lifetime in France, turned out to be the definitive text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Classical antiquity hydraulic breakthroughs were outlined as well as revisions to crucial classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the book. Dominant among these works were those of Archimedes, the developer of the water screw, a mechanized method of transferring water. Sunlight heating up liquid in two containers hidden in a room next to an ornamental fountain was shown in one illustration.
What occurs is the heated water expanded, rises and locks up the piping leading to the water fountain, and thus leading to stimulation. Models for pumps, water wheels, water features and outdoor ponds are also included in the publication.