Fountains Recorded by History
Fountains Recorded by History The water from springs and other sources was originally delivered to the inhabitants of nearby communities and municipalities via water fountains, whose design was largely practical, not aesthetic. To produce water flow through a fountain until the end of the 1800’s, and produce a jet of water, mandated the force of gravity and a water source such as a spring or reservoir, positioned higher than the fountain. Fountains all through history have been crafted as monuments, impressing local citizens and visitors alike. When you see a fountain at present, that is not what the first water fountains looked like. The 1st recognized water fountain was a stone basin carved that was used as a container for drinking water and ceremonial functions.
2,000 B.C. is when the earliest known stone fountain basins were used. Early fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to regulate the flow of water through the fountain. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public statues, as pretty as they are functional. Fountains with decorative Gods, mythological beasts, and creatures began to appear in Rome in about 6 BC, crafted from natural stone and bronze. Water for the open fountains of Rome was delivered to the city via a complicated system of water aqueducts.
Where did Landscape Fountains Begin?
Where did Landscape Fountains Begin?
The incredible architecture of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to complete your home. Pure functionality was the original purpose of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Acting as an element of adornment and celebration, fountains also supplied clean, fresh drinking water. Roman fountains often depicted imagery of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. The fountains seen in the Gardens of Versailles were intended to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries manufactured baroque decorative fountains to exalt the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Amazing water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the power of gravity with mechanical pumps.
Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.