Historic Crete & The Minoans: Wall Fountains

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Historic Crete & The Minoans: Wall Fountains Fountains and Water and the Minoan Civilization They were used for water supply as well as removal of storm water and wastewater. The main ingredients employed were stone or clay. Terracotta was used for canals and conduits, both rectangular and spherical. There are a couple of good examples of Minoan terracotta conduits, those with a shortened cone form and a U-shape that have not been caught in any culture since. Terracotta pipes were used to administer water at Knossos Palace, running up to three meters directly below the flooring. The water pipes also had other functions including collecting water and conveying it to a centralized site for storage. These terracotta pipelines were essential to perform: Underground Water Transportation: This system’s invisible nature might mean that it was primarily created for some kind of ritual or to allocate water to restricted groups. Quality Water Transportation: The water pipes could also have been used to carry water to water fountains that were separate from the city’s standard system.

The First Water Garden Fountains

The First Water Garden Fountains As originally developed, fountains were crafted to be functional, directing water from creeks or reservoirs to the inhabitants of cities and villages, where the water could be utilized for cooking food, cleaning, and drinking. To produce water flow through a fountain until the end of the 1800’s, and create a jet of water, required gravity and a water source such as a spring or reservoir, situated higher than the fountain. Fountains all through history have been crafted as monuments, impressing hometown citizens and tourists alike. When you encounter a fountain at present, that is not what the very first water fountains looked like. A stone basin, carved from rock, was the 1st fountain, used for containing water for drinking and religious functions. 2000 BC is when the oldest identified stone fountain basins were originally used. The first fountains put to use in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to manipulate the flow of water through the fountain. Situated near aqueducts or springs, the practical public water fountains supplied the local citizens with fresh drinking water. First Water Garden Fountains 1683905668.jpg

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Fountains with embellished Gods, mythological monsters, and animals began to show up in Rome in about 6 B.C., crafted from natural stone and bronze. A well-engineered system of reservoirs and aqueducts kept Rome's public fountains supplied with fresh water.