The Wide Array of Outdoor Wall Fountains
The Wide Array of Outdoor Wall Fountains A small patio or a courtyard is a great place to situate your wall fountain when you need peace and quiet. You can also make the most of a small space by having one customized. Whether it is stand alone or fitted, you will need a spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump.
There are many different types available on the market including traditional, fashionable, classical, or Asian. Also referred to as a floor fountain, a stand-alone wall fountain is normally rather big, and its basin is placed on the ground.
A stand-alone water feature can either be incorporated onto a wall already in existence or fitted into a wall under construction. The look of your landscape will seem more cohesive instead of disjointed when you install this style of fountain.
From Where Did Water Fountains Emerge?
From Where Did Water Fountains Emerge? The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek texts into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 till 1455. In order to make Rome worthy of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope decided to enhance the beauty of the city. At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was restored starting in 1453.
Building a mostra, a grandiose celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the entry point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. The present-day site 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 renowned baroque fountains located in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona were eventually supplied with water from the modified aqueduct he had reconstructed.