The Source of Modern Wall Fountains

The Source of Modern Wall Fountains The translation of hundreds of classical Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. He undertook the embellishment of Rome to make it into the worthy seat of the Christian world. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. A mostra, a monumental dedicatory fountain constructed by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a practice which was restored by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area previously filled with a wall fountain built by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. The aqueduct he had refurbished included modifications and extensions which eventually enabled it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the renowned baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.

Bernini’s First Italian Fountains

Bernini’s First Italian Fountains The Barcaccia, a stunning fountain constructed at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. Bernini’s First Italian Fountains 850063895826720882.jpg

To this day, you will see Roman residents and vacation goers occupying this space to revel in chit chatter and being among other people. Today, the city streets around Bernini's water fountain are a trendy place where people go to gather, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII mandated what was to be the very first water fountain of the artist's career. The fountain’s central theme is based on an enormous vessel slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. Period reports dating back to the 16th century show that the fountain was built as a monument to those who lost their lives in the great flooding of the Tevere. In what turned out to be his only extended absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

The Dissemination of Water Feature Design Technology

The Dissemination of Water Feature Design Technology Dissiminating pragmatic hydraulic facts and water fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated books of the time. In the late 1500's, a French water feature designer (whose name has been lost) was the globally renowned hydraulics pioneer. With Royal commissions in Brussels, London and Germany, he started his career in Italy, developing expertise in garden design and grottoes with integrated and imaginative water features. In France, towards the closure of his life, he published “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a publication which became the primary text on hydraulic technology and engineering. Dissemination Water Feature Design Technology 60698135501867555.jpg

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The book modified key hydraulic breakthroughs since classical antiquity as well as detailing contemporary hydraulic technologies. Prominent among these works were those of Archimedes, the creator of the water screw, a mechanical way of transferring water. An beautiful water feature with sunlight heating the water in two vessels concealed in a neighboring room was displayed in one illustration. What occurs is the heated liquid expanded, goes up and closes up the conduits leading to the water feature, and thus leading to stimulation. Yard ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature designs are included in the publication.