The Water Features

The Water Features As originally conceived, water fountains were designed to be functional, directing water from creeks or reservoirs to the residents of towns and villages, where the water could be utilized for cooking food, cleaning, and drinking. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was needed to pressurize the movement and send water spraying from the fountain's spout, a system without equal until the later part of the 19th century. Typically used as memorials and commemorative edifices, water fountains have impressed people from all over the world all through the ages. Simple in style, the 1st water fountains did not appear much like modern fountains. Basic stone basins created from nearby material were the original fountains, used for spiritual ceremonies and drinking water. The earliest stone basins are thought to be from around 2000 B.C.. The spraying of water appearing from small spouts was forced by gravity, the lone power source builders had in those days. The location of the fountains was influenced by the water source, which is why you’ll usually find them along aqueducts, canals, or streams. Fountains with ornate decoration began to appear in Rome in approximately 6 BC, normally gods and wildlife, made with natural stone or copper-base alloy. Water Features 904523195.jpg

The extraordinary aqueducts of Rome furnished water to the spectacular public fountains, many of which you can go see today.

Bernini's Earliest Showpieces

Bernini's Earliest Showpieces One can find Bernini's earliest masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. Roman residents and site seers who enjoy verbal exchanges as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's trendiest areas, that around his amazing fountain. The master's first fountain of his professional life was built at around 1630 at the request of Pope Urbano VIII. People can now see the fountain as an illustration of a great ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great 16th century flooding of the Tevere, which left the entire region inundated with water, was memorialized by the water fountain according to documents from the period. In what became his only prolonged absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

Can Outdoor Fountains Help Cleanse The Air?

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An otherwise boring ambiance can be pepped up with an indoor wall fountain. Your senses and your health can benefit from the putting in of one of these indoor features. If you doubt the benefits of water fountains, just look at the science supporting this idea. Modern-day machines create positive ions which are balanced out by the negative ions discharged by water features. When positive ions overtake negative ones, this results in improved mental and physical health. You can become more alert, calm and lively due to an boost in the serotonin levels resulting from these types of features. Due to the negative ions it releases, an indoor wall fountain can improve your mood and also eliminate impurities in the air. Allergies, pollutants among other annoyances can be done away with by these water features. Finally, these fountains absorb dust particles and micro-organisms in the air thereby influencing your general health for the better.