The Wide Array of Wall Water Fountains
The Wide Array of Wall Water Fountains
Having a wall fountain in your backyard or on a terrace is excellent when you wish to relax. You can have one made to suit your specifications even if you have a minimum amount of space. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are essential for freestanding as well as mounted varieties. There are many different types available on the market including traditional, fashionable, classical, or Asian. Stand-alone wall fountains, otherwise known as floor fountains, are relatively big and feature a basin on the ground.
On the other hand, a fountain attached to a wall can be integrated onto an existing wall or built into a new wall. This style of fountain adds to a cohesive look making it appear as if it was part of the landscape rather than an added feature.
Where did Garden Water Fountains Originate from?
Where did Garden Water Fountains Originate from? 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 enhance your home.Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. Residents of urban areas, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains needed to be connected to nearby aqueduct or spring. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or jet high into the air. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and celebrate the artist. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often utilized by Romans to decorate their fountains.
Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his superiority over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. To mark the entryway of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome
Urban fountains made at the end of the nineteenth served only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the necessary drinking water. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the power of gravity with mechanical pumps.
Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.