The Elegance of Wall Fountains
The Elegance of Wall Fountains Your loved ones and friends will appreciate the beauty a wall fountain adds to your decor. Your wall water feature will not only add beauty to your living area but also provide soothing background sounds. Guests will walk away with a memorable impression of the pleasing sights and relaxing sounds eminating from it.A living area with a modern-day theme can also benefit from a wall fountain. Also available in modern-day materials such as stainless steel or glass, they can add pizzazz to your interior style. Is the floor space in your residence or office scarce? A wall water fountain might be the perfect option for you. Since they are installed on a wall you can save your invaluable real estate for something else. Commercial buildings with busy lobbies oftentimes have one of these fountains. Wall fountains can be set up outdoors as well. Outdoor wall water features can be manufactured of fiberglass or resin. Enliven your garden, deck, or other outdoor space with a water fountain made of these water-resistant materials.
Wall fountains come in a variety of varying styles covering the modern to the traditional and rustic. The type you choose for your space is dictated by personal decoration preferences. A mountain lodge might require a conventional material such as slate whereas a high rise apartment might need sleek glass to enliven the interior space. You can pick the material most appropriate to your needs. No doubt however, fountains are sure to add to your quality of life and wow your guests.
Bernini's Early Masterpieces
Bernini's Early Masterpieces The Barcaccia, Bernini's first water fountain, is a striking chef d'oeuvre built at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna.
To this day, this area is filled with Roman locals and travelers alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. The streets surrounding his water fountain have come to be one of the city’s most fashionable meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. In around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII helped Bernini start off his career with the construction of his very first fountain. Depicted in the fountain's design is a great ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great flooding of the Tevere that covered the whole region with water in the 16th was commemorated by this momentous fountain as recorded by reports dating back to this time. Absenting himself from Italy only once in his life for a long-lasting period of time, in 1665 Bernini voyaged to France.
Where did Landscape Fountains Originate from?
Where did Landscape Fountains Originate from?
The dramatic or ornamental effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as delivering drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. From the beginning, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. Inhabitants of cities, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains needed to be connected to nearby aqueduct or spring. Used until the nineteenth century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their source of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from the power of gravity. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to beautify their fountains. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. To show his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome
The end of the nineteenth century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to supply drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to deliver recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.
Nowadays, fountains adorn public spaces and are used to honor individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.