Contemporary Garden Decor: Large Outdoor Water Fountains and their Beginnings

The main purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to supply them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Used until the 19th century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from gravity. Fountains were an optimal source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and celebrate the designer. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to decorate their fountains. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. Fountains played a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exercise his power over nature. 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 key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. The creation of special water effects and the recycling of water were 2 things made possible by swapping gravity with mechanical pumps.

Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.

Look at the Advantages of an Interior Wall Water Fountain

In addition, convalescence is thought to go faster when interior water features are used in therapy. A number of sicknesses are thought to improve with their use, as such they are suggested by physicians and mental health therapists. Those with PTSD or insomnia, as well as other medical conditions, are thought to recover better with the soothing, delicate sounds of flowing water.

According to various reports, having an wall fountain inside your home may lead to an increased level of well-being and security. Human beings, as well as this planet, could not survive without the sight and sound of water.

Feng-shui is an ancient school of thought which claims that water is one of two essential elements in our lives which has the ability to transform us. The key principle of feng-shui is that by harmonizing our interior environment we can attain peace and balance. The element of water ought to be included in every living space. Installing a fountain in front of your house or close to your entrance is ideal.

You and your family will undoubtedly benefit from the inclusion of a water wall in your home, whether it be a wall mounted waterfall, a freestanding water feature or a customized one. Adding a fountain in a central room, according to some reports, seems to make people happier, more content, and relaxed than people who do not have one.