The Genesis Of Outdoor Fountains

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The dramatic or ornamental effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as delivering drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property.

From the onset, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Inhabitants of cities, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains had to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Used until the 19th century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from gravity. Fountains were not only utilized as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the designer who created it. Bronze or stone masks of wildlife and heroes were frequently seen on Roman fountains. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens 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.

Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Amazing 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 uses of modern-day fountains.

The Father Of Roman Water Feature Design And Style

The Father Of Roman Water Feature Design And Style There are countless famous fountains in Rome’s city center. Practically all of them were designed, architected and built by one of the finest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. His abilities as a fountain developer and also as a city architect, are evident all through the roads of Rome. To totally exhibit their art, chiefly in the form of public water fountains and water fountains, Bernini's father, a celebrated Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they ultimately moved in Rome. The juvenile Bernini was an great employee and earned praise and backing of important painters as well as popes. He was initially recognized for his sculpture. Working faultlessly with Roman marble, he utilized a base of knowledge in the classic Greek architecture, most especially in the Vatican. He was affected by many great artists, however, Michelangelo had the biggest effect on his work.