Fountains Recorded by History

Fountains Recorded by History Water fountains were at first practical in purpose, used to convey water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, providing the residents with clean water to drink, bathe, and cook with. To generate water flow through a fountain until the end of the 1800’s, and create a jet of water, demanded the force of gravity and a water source such as a spring or lake, located higher than the fountain. Fountains Recorded History 6843664951008775.jpg

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Typically used as monuments and commemorative structures, water fountains have inspired travelers from all over the planet throughout the centuries. The common fountains of modern times bear little similarity to the first water fountains. Crafted for drinking water and ceremonial functions, the very first fountains were very simple carved stone basins. 2000 BC is when the earliest known stone fountain basins were actually used. Early fountains put to use in ancient civilizations depended on gravity to manipulate the movement of water through the fountain. Drinking water was provided by public fountains, long before fountains became ornate public monuments, as pretty as they are practical. Fountains with ornate decoration began to show up in Rome in approximately 6 B.C., normally gods and wildlife, made with natural stone or copper-base alloy. The Romans had an intricate system of aqueducts that supplied the water for the countless fountains that were placed throughout the community.

Rome, Gian Bernini, And Garden Fountains

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In Rome’s city center, there are countless celebrated water features. One of the best ever sculptors and artists of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini planned, created and constructed almost all of them. Traces of his life's efforts are obvious all through the avenues of Rome because, in addition to his skills as a water fountain creator, he was additionally a city architect. Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they finally moved in Rome, to fully show their art in the form of public water features and water fountains. The young Bernini was an great worker and earned praise and backing of important artists as well as popes. His sculpture was initially his claim to glory. An expert in ancient Greek engineering, he used this knowledge as a base and melded it gracefully with Roman marble, most famously in the Vatican. He was influenced by many a great artists, however, Michelangelo had the biggest effect on his work.