Public Fountains Found in Historical Documents
Public Fountains Found in Historical Documents The water from creeks and other sources was originally provided to the inhabitants of nearby communities and municipalities via water fountains, whose design was mainly practical, not artistic.
In the days before electricity, the spray of fountains was driven by gravity only, often using an aqueduct or water supply located far away in the surrounding mountains. Commonly used as memorials and commemorative structures, water fountains have influenced men and women from all over the planet all through the centuries. The common fountains of today bear little likeness to the first water fountains. A natural stone basin, crafted from rock, was the first fountain, utilized for containing water for drinking and spiritual functions. Stone basins are believed to have been 1st used around 2,000 BC. Early fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to regulate the movement of water through the fountain. Situated near reservoirs or creeks, the functional public water fountains furnished the local residents with fresh drinking water. Fountains with elaborate decoration started to appear in Rome in approximately 6 B.C., usually gods and animals, made with stone or copper-base alloy. Water for the communal fountains of Rome was brought to the city via a elaborate system of water aqueducts.
The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design
The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons felt extraordinary changes to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But before concentrating on home-life or having the occasion to consider domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire society. Because of this, castles were cruder structures than monasteries: Monasteries were frequently immense stone buildings located in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were erected on windy crests where their citizens dedicated time and space to projects for offense and defense. Peaceful pastimes such as gardening were out of place in these desolate citadels. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is represented in Berkeley Castle, which is most likely the most unscathed example we have. The keep is said to date from the time of William the Conqueror. As a method of deterring attackers from tunneling underneath the walls, an immense terrace surrounds the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an aged yew hedge cut into the shape of crude battlements.
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