The Source of Today's Garden Fountains
The Source of Today's Garden Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, reigned the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classical Greek texts into Latin. He undertook the embellishment of Rome to make it into the worthy seat of the Christian world.
In 1453 the Pope commissioned the reconstruction of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away. The ancient Roman tradition of marking the entry point of an aqueduct with an magnificent celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area formerly filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. The Trevi Fountain as well as the renowned baroque fountains located in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona were eventually supplied with water from the altered aqueduct he had rebuilt.
A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design
A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design Putting a wall fountain in your yard or patio is ideal when you want to unwind. You can also make the most of a small area by having one customized. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are necessary for freestanding as well as mounted varieties.
There are any number of different varieties available on the market including traditional, fashionable, classical, or Asian. Normally quite large, freestanding wall fountains, also referred to as floor fountains, have their basins on the floor.
You can decide to put your wall-mounted feature on an existing wall or build it into a new wall. The look of your landscape will seem more unified instead of disjointed when you put in this style of fountain.