Anglo-Saxon Landscapes at the Time of the Norman Conquest

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Anglo-Saxons felt incredible adjustments to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. However, there was no time for home life, domesticated design, and adornment until the Normans had conquered the whole region. Because of this, castles were cruder constructions than monasteries: Monasteries were frequently significant stone buildings set in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were erected on windy crests where their residents devoted time and space to tasks for offense and defense. Gardening, a placid occupation, was unfeasible in these unproductive fortifications. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is depicted in Berkeley Castle, which is perhaps the most unscathed sample we have. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A big terrace recommended for exercising and as a means to stop enemies from mining below the walls runs around the building. On one of these terraces sits a stylish bowling green: it is coated in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is formed into the shape of rough ramparts.

Can Outdoor Wall Fountains Help Cleanse The Air?

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Can Outdoor Wall Fountains Help Cleanse The Air? You can liven up your environment by setting up an indoor wall fountain. Your senses and your health can benefit from the putting in of one of these indoor features. Scientific research supports the hypothesis that water fountains are good for you. The negative ions generated by water features are countered by the positive ions released by today’s conveniences. Indisputable favorable changes in mental and physical health occur when negative ions overpower positive ions. They also raise serotonin levels, so you start to feel more alert, relaxed and invigorated. Indoor wall fountains {generate negative ions which serve to heighten your mood and remove air pollutants. They also help to eliminate allergies, pollutants as well as other types of irritants. Lastly, the dust particles and micro-organisms floating in the air inside your house are absorbed by water fountains leading to better overall health.

The Beginnings of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains

The Beginnings of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains Himself a highly educated man, Pope Nicholas V led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of ancient texts from their original Greek into Latin. Embellishing Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the heart of his objectives. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. The ancient Roman custom of building an imposing commemorative fountain at the location where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The present-day location of the Trevi Fountain was once occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and constructed by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. The Trevi Fountain as well as the well-known baroque fountains found in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona were eventually supplied with water from the modified aqueduct he had rebuilt.