The Origins Of Wall Fountains
The Origins Of Wall Fountains
The incredible architecture of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to complement your home. The primary purpose of a fountain was originally strictly practical. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to supply potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and more elevated than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move downwards or shoot high into the air. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and celebrate the artist. Roman fountains often depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. To replicate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages added fountains to their designs. To show his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries created baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the location where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.
The end of the 19th century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.
Nowadays, fountains adorn public spaces and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.
A Smaller Garden Space? Don't Fret! You Can Still Have a Water Feature
A Smaller Garden Space? Don't Fret! You Can Still Have a Water Feature
The reflective properties of water means it can make smaller spaces appear larger than they are. Increasing the reflective attributes of a fountain or water feature are possible by using dark materials. Night time is a great time to draw attention to the illuminated, colored underwater lights in your new water feature. Eco-lights powered by sunlight can be used during the day whereas you can use lights to enhance your garden at night. Natural therapies use them because they exude a soothing effect which helps to relieve stress as well as anxiety. Water just mixes into the greenery in your yard. Your pond, artificial river, or fountain is the perfect feature to draw people’s attention. Small verandas or major gardens is the perfect place to put in a water element. The right accessories and the best location for it are worthwhile if you want to improve the atmosphere.