The Original Outside Water Fountain Designers
The Original Outside Water Fountain Designers Commonly working as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain creators were multi-faceted people from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century. Throughout the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci illustrated the creator as an inspired wizard, inventor and scientific specialist. He systematically recorded his findings in his now celebrated notebooks about his investigations into the forces of nature and the properties and movement of water. Converting private villa configurations into amazing water exhibits complete with symbolic significance and natural wonder, early Italian fountain engineers combined curiosity with hydraulic and horticultural ability. The humanist Pirro Ligorio supplied the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli and was celebrated for his skill in archeology, architecture and garden concepts. Other water feature designers, masterminding the extraordinary water marbles, water features and water antics for the various domains in the vicinity of Florence, were tried and tested in humanistic subjects and time-honored scientific texts.
Where did Large Garden Fountains Begin?
Where did Large Garden Fountains Begin? The incredible architecture 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 enhance your home. From the beginning, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only utilized as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Bronze or stone masks of wildlife and heroes were commonly seen on Roman fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners included fountains to create mini depictions of the gardens of paradise. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were meant to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. To mark the entryway 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
Since indoor plumbing became the standard of the day for fresh, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely decorative. The introduction of special water effects and the recycling of water were two things made possible by swapping gravity with mechanical pumps.
Modern-day fountains function mostly as decoration for community spaces, to honor individuals or events, and compliment entertainment and recreational activities.