A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design
A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design
A small patio or a courtyard is a great spot to situate your wall fountain when you seek out peace and quiet. You can also make use of a small space by having one custom-built. The required elements include a spout, a water basin, internal tubing, and a pump regardless of whether it is freestanding or secured. You have many styles to a lot to pick from whether you are in search of a traditional, modern, classical, or Asian style. Normally quite big, freestanding wall fountains, also referred to as floor fountains, have their basins on the ground.
A stand-alone fountain can either be integrated onto a wall already in existence or built into a wall under construction. A cohesive look can be realized with this type of fountain because it seems to become part of the scenery rather than an added element.
At What Point Did Water Features Emerge?
At What Point Did Water Features Emerge? Pope Nicholas V, himself a well educated man, governed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classic Greek documents into Latin.
It was imperative for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. Beginning in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent reconstruction at the behest of the Pope. The ancient Roman tradition of marking the arrival point of an aqueduct with an imposing celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti undertook the construction of a wall fountain in the spot where we now find the Trevi Fountain. 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.