Gian Bernini's Public Fountains

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There are countless famed Roman water fountains in its city center. One of the most distinguished sculptors and artists of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed, conceptualized and built nearly all of them. Traces of his life's efforts are evident throughout the avenues of Rome because, in addition to his capabilities as a water fountain creator, he was additionally a city builder. A famous Florentine sculptor, Bernini's father guided his young son, and they ultimately transferred to Rome to fully exhibit their artwork, chiefly in the form of public water fountains and water fountains. The juvenile Bernini was an exceptional worker and won compliments and backing of important artists as well as popes. Originally he was well known for his sculpting skills. Working effortlessly with Roman marble, he utilized a base of expertise in the classic Greek architecture, most obviously in the Vatican. Although many artists impacted his artistic endeavors, Michelangelo affected him the most.

Aqueducts: The Answer to Rome's Water Challenges

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Aqueducts: The Answer to Rome's Water Challenges With the development of the first elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, people who lived on the city’s foothills no longer had to rely entirely on naturally-occurring spring water for their requirements. If residents living at higher elevations did not have access to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to be dependent on the remaining existing technologies of the day, cisterns that gathered rainwater from the sky and subterranean wells that received the water from under ground. Starting in the sixteenth century, a unique strategy was introduced, using Acqua Vergine’s subterranean sections to supply water to Pincian Hill. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Though they were originally manufactured to make it possible to support the aqueduct, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi started using the manholes to collect water from the channel, starting when he purchased the property in 1543. Despite the fact that the cardinal also had a cistern to accumulate rainwater, it couldn't produce sufficient water. Via an opening to the aqueduct that flowed below his property, he was able to meet his water needs.