Where did Fountains Come From?

Where did Fountains Come From? The incredible construction of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to complete your home. Fountains Come From? 35910108438411282.jpg

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The main purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move downwards or jet high into the air. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. Bronze or stone masks of animals and heroes were frequently seen on Roman fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains constructed to mark the arrival points of Roman aqueducts.

Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the force of gravity with mechanical pumps.

Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.

Fountains Recorded by History

Fountains Recorded by History Water fountains were at first practical in purpose, used to convey water from rivers or springs to cities and villages, supplying the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, bathe, and cook with. To produce water flow through a fountain until the later part of the 1800’s, and create a jet of water, required gravity and a water source such as a creek or reservoir, situated higher than the fountain. The appeal and spectacle of fountains make them perfect for historical monuments. The contemporary fountains of modern times bear little resemblance to the first water fountains. Simple stone basins sculpted from local material were the very first fountains, used for religious functions and drinking water. Rock basins are theorized to have been 1st utilized around 2,000 BC. Gravity was the power source that controlled the oldest water fountains. Positioned near aqueducts or springs, the practical public water fountains furnished the local citizens with fresh drinking water. The Romans began creating elaborate fountains in 6 BC, most of which were metallic or natural stone masks of wildlife and mythological heroes. Water for the public fountains of Rome arrived to the city via a elaborate system of water aqueducts.