A Wall Fountain to Match Your Design
A Wall Fountain to Match Your Design
Also referred to as a floor fountain, a stand-alone wall fountain is normally rather big, and its basin is installed on the ground.
A stand-alone fountain can either be incorporated onto a wall already in existence or built into a wall under construction. A cohesive look can be achieved with this style of water feature because it seems to become part of the landscape rather than an added element.
Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Challenges
Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Challenges Aqua Anio Vetus, the first raised aqueduct built in Rome, started delivering the many people living in the hills with water in 273 BC, though they had depended on natural springs up until then. Outside of these aqueducts and springs, wells and rainwater-collecting cisterns were the only technologies readily available at the time to supply water to segments of higher elevation. Starting in the sixteenth century, a unique approach was introduced, using Acqua Vergine’s subterranean portions to generate water to Pincian Hill. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Although they were primarily planned to make it possible to support the aqueduct, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi started out using the manholes to accumulate water from the channel, starting when he bought the property in 1543.