The Magic of Wall Fountains

The Magic of Wall Fountains A wall fountain can be an important design element in your house or office, enough so that it makes a good impression on your family and friends alike. Your wall water feature will not only add elegance to your living space but also provide calming background sounds. Magic Wall Fountains 7775312896.jpg

You can leave an enduring impression on your guests with the visual grace and the inviting sounds of this sort of feature.

Even a living space with a modern-day look can be improved with a wall fountain. If you want to enhance your modern-day decor, look into adding one made of stainless steel or glass. Is your residence or office space in short supply? A wall water fountain might be the perfect solution for you. You can save your limited space by installing one on a wall. Busy entryways in office buildings are often decorated with one of these types of fountains. Wall fountains can be put up outdoors as well. Look into using fiberglass or resin for your outside wall water feature. Enliven your lawn, patio, or other outdoor space with a water fountain made of these waterproof materials.

There is wide array of unique styles in wall fountains running from the contemporary to classic and rustic. You can choose the best style based upon your personal tastes. The components utilzed to decorate a mountain lodge are different from that needed to beautify a high-rise apartment, the former perhaps requiring slate and the latter better served with sleek glass. Your own decor plans determine the material you select. No doubt however, fountains are sure to add to your quality of life and delight your family and friends.

The Root of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains

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The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the scholarly Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 till 1455. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called 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 repair at the bidding of the Pope. A mostra, a monumental celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a custom which was revived by Nicholas V. The present-day site of the Trevi Fountain was formerly occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and constructed by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. Changes and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.

The Earliest Recorded Outdoor Water Fountains of the Historical Past

The Earliest Recorded Outdoor Water Fountains of the Historical Past Towns and villages depended on working water fountains to channel water for preparing food, bathing, and cleaning from local sources like lakes, channels, or springs. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was necessary to pressurize the movement and send water squirting from the fountain's spout, a technology without equal until the later part of the 19th century. Inspirational and impressive, prominent water fountains have been crafted as memorials in nearly all civilizations. If you saw the first fountains, you wouldn't identify them as fountains. A stone basin, crafted from rock, was the first fountain, utilized for holding water for drinking and religious functions. 2,000 B.C. is when the oldest known stone fountain basins were used. The force of gravity was the power source that operated the initial water fountains. These ancient water fountains were designed to be functional, commonly situated along aqueducts, streams and waterways to furnish drinking water. The people of Rome began constructing ornate fountains in 6 B.C., most of which were bronze or natural stone masks of creatures and mythological representations. The impressive aqueducts of Rome delivered water to the spectacular public fountains, many of which you can travel to today.