Your Patio: A Great Place for a Fountain

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Your Patio: A Great Place for a Fountain You can improve your outdoor space by adding a wall fountain or an outdoor garden water feature to your property or gardening project. Modern-day designers and fountain builders alike use historical fountains and water features to shape their creations. Therefore, in order to link your home to previous times, add one these in your home decor. Among the many attributes of these beautiful garden water features is the water and moisture they release into the air which attracts birds and other wild life as well as helps to balance the ecosystem. For example, irritating flying insects are usually deterred by the birds drawn to the fountain or birdbath.

Wall fountains are a good alternative if your yard is small because they do not require much space in contrast to a spouting or cascading fountain. Either a freestanding fountain with an even back and an attached basin set against a fence or a wall, or a wall-mounted kind which is self-contained and hangs on a wall, are some of the options from which you can choose. A fountain can be added to an existing wall if you include some type of fountain mask as well as a basin to collect the water at the bottom. It is best not to undertake this job on your own as professional plumbers and masons are more suitable to do this type of work.

The City Of Rome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, And Public Fountains

The City Of Rome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, And Public Fountains There are many renowned water fountains in Rome’s city center. One of the most distinguished sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini fashioned, conceptualized and constructed almost all of them. Also a city builder, he had skills as a water feature designer, and marks of his life's work are obvious throughout the streets of Rome. Bernini's father, a celebrated Florentine sculptor, guided his young son, and they eventually moved in Rome, to thoroughly show their artwork in the form of public water fountains and water features. An excellent worker, the young Bernini acquired praise and patronage of various popes and important artists. His sculpture was originally his claim to fame. Working seamlessly with Roman marble, he made use of a base of knowledge in the classic Greek architecture, most famously in the Vatican. Although many artists impacted his artistic endeavors, Michelangelo inspired him the most.