Anglo Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest
Anglo Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxons felt incredible changes to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The skill of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in design and farming at the time of the conquest. But there was no time for home life, domesticated design, and decoration until the Normans had conquered the whole region. Castles were more standard constructions and often erected on blustery hills, where their people spent both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were major stone buildings, regularly located in the widest, most fertile hollows. Peaceful activities such as gardening were out of place in these destitute citadels. Berkeley Castle is most likely the most unchanged model in existence nowadays of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture. The keep is rumored to have been created during the time of William the Conqueror. A large terrace meant for walking and as a means to stop attackers from mining below the walls runs about the building. On one of these parapets is a scenic bowling green covered in grass and enclosed by an aged hedge of yew that has been shaped into coarse battlements.
The Source of Modern Garden Water Fountains
The Source of Modern Garden Water Fountains
Hundreds of ancient Greek records were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. In 1453 the Pope instigated the repairing of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away. The ancient Roman tradition of marking the arrival point of an aqueduct with an magnificent celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the space formerly filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect commissioned by the Pope. The water which eventually furnished the Trevi Fountain as well as the acclaimed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona flowed from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.
The water from rivers and other sources was initially supplied to the occupants of nearby towns and municipalities by way of water fountains, whose design was primarily practical, not aesthetic....
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One can see Bernini's very first masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna.To this day, this area is flooded with Roman locals and travelers alike who enjoy debate and each other's company....
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Wall fountains are well suited to small patios or yards because they do not take up too much space while also adding a bit of style and providing a great place to find peace and quiet....
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The Barcaccia, a beautiful water fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain.This area continues to be filled with Roman locals and visitors who like to exchanging gossip or going over the day's news....
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As initially conceived, fountains were designed to be practical, directing water from creeks or aqueducts to the citizens of cities and villages, where the water could be utilized for cooking food, washing, and drinking....
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One can find Bernini's very first masterpiece, the Barcaccia fountain, at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna.To this day, you will find Roman locals and vacation goers occupying this spot to revel in chit chatter and being among other people....
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Often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one, from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century, fountain designers were multi-talented individuals,...
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