The First Documented Water Garden Fountains of History

The First Documented Water Garden Fountains of History The water from springs and other sources was originally provided to the occupants of nearby communities and municipalities by way of water fountains, whose design was mainly practical, not artistic. Gravity was the power supply of water fountains up until the close of the nineteenth century, using the forceful power of water traveling down hill from a spring or creek to squeeze the water through valves or other outlets. First Documented Water Garden Fountains History 9616469034597.jpg

First Documented Water Garden Fountains History 9616469034597.jpg

Inspirational and spectacular, large water fountains have been built as memorials in nearly all cultures. If you saw the 1st fountains, you would not identify them as fountains. The first recognized water fountain was a natural stone basin created that served as a container for drinking water and ceremonial functions. Rock basins are believed to have been 1st used around 2000 BC. Gravity was the energy source that controlled the earliest water fountains. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became decorative public monuments, as attractive as they are practical. The Romans began creating decorative fountains in 6 B.C., most of which were bronze or natural stone masks of creatures and mythological representations. Water for the public fountains of Rome arrived to the city via a complicated system of water aqueducts.

Characteristics of Garden Statuary in Archaic Greece

Characteristics of Garden Statuary in Archaic Greece Archaic Greeks were renowned for providing the first freestanding statuary; up till then, most carvings were formed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Characteristics Garden Statuary Archaic Greece 980794584367429.jpg

Characteristics Garden Statuary Archaic Greece 980794584367429.jpg

Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. Thought of by Greeks to embody skin care, the kouroi were created into rigid, forward facing poses with one foot outstretched, and the male statues were always nude, muscular, and athletic. In around 650 BC, the differences of the kouroi became life-sized. A significant age of transformation for the Greeks, the Archaic period introduced about more forms of state, expressions of art, and a higher appreciation of people and cultures outside of Greece. Notwithstanding, these conflicts did little to hinder the advancement of the Greek civilization.