Early Water Supply Techniques in Rome
Early Water Supply Techniques in Rome With the building of the 1st elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, people who lived on the city’s hillsides no longer had to rely only on naturally-occurring spring water for their requirements. Outside of these aqueducts and springs, wells and rainwater-collecting cisterns were the lone techniques obtainable at the time to supply water to locations of high elevation. To furnish water to Pincian Hill in the early 16th century, they applied the new method of redirecting the circulation from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct’s underground channel. Through its original building and construction, pozzi (or manholes) were positioned at set intervals along the aqueduct’s channel. Though they were primarily manufactured to make it possible to service the aqueduct, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi began using the manholes to get water from the channel, opening when he bought the property in 1543. It appears that, the rainwater cistern on his property wasn’t sufficient to meet his needs. To provide himself with a much more practical system to obtain water, he had one of the manholes opened, providing him access to the aqueduct below his residence.Where did Fountains Begin?
Where did Fountains Begin?
The amazing or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as providing drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. Pure functionality was the original role of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to supply them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move down or jet high into the air. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for creating it. Roman fountains usually depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. To show his prominence 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 construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome
Urban fountains created at the end of the nineteenth functioned only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the essential drinking water. The introduction of unique water effects and the recycling of water were 2 things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.
These days, fountains decorate public areas and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.