A Wall Water Feature to Fit Your Decor
A Wall Water Feature to Fit Your Decor Putting a wall fountain in your backyard or patio is perfect when you want to unwind. Additionally, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not take up much room. Both the stand alone and fitted models need to have a spout, a water basin, internal tubing, and a pump. There are any variety of models to choose from most notably traditional, contemporary, classic, or Asian. Stand-alone wall fountains, commonly known as floor fountains, are considerably big and feature a basin on the ground.
On the other hand, a fountain attached to a wall can be added onto an existing wall or built into a new wall. This style of fountain adds to a cohesive look making it appear as if it was part of the landscape instead of an added feature.
Bernini's Earliest Showpieces
Bernini's Earliest Showpieces The Barcaccia, a beautiful water fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. To this day, you will find Roman residents and vacation goers occupying this space to revel in chit chatter and being among other people. Bernini would undoubtedly have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's most fashionable areas, that around his amazing fountain. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII commissioned what was to be the earliest water fountain of the master's career. A large vessel slowly sinking into the Mediterranean is the fountain's central theme. The great 16th century flooding of the Tevere, which left the entire region inundated with water, was memorialized by the fountain according to writings from the time. In what turned out to be his one and only prolonged absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.