The Root of Modern Wall Fountains

The Root of Modern Wall Fountains Hundreds of classic Greek documents were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. Root Modern Wall Fountains 036413158.jpg

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In order to make Rome worthy of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope decided to enhance the beauty of the city. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a desolate Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the bidding of the Pope. The ancient Roman custom of building an imposing commemorative fountain at the location where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was resurrected by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was commissioned by the Pope to build a wall fountain where we now see the Trevi Fountain. The water which eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain as well as the renown baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.

Ancient Water Fountain Artists

Ancient Water Fountain Artists Commonly serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain creators were multi-faceted people from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century.

Leonardo da Vinci as a imaginative intellect, inventor and scientific expert exemplified this Renaissance creator. He carefully recorded his examinations in his now famed notebooks about his research into the forces of nature and the attributes and movement of water. Early Italian water fountain engineers transformed private villa configurations into amazing water exhibits full with emblematic meaning and natural beauty by coupling imagination with hydraulic and gardening talent. The humanist Pirro Ligorio offered the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli and was celebrated for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design. For the assorted estates in the vicinity of Florence, other fountain engineers were well versed in humanist themes as well as ancient scientific texts, masterminding the excellent water marbles, water highlights and water humor.

The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Gardens

The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Gardens The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the 11th century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The skill of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. However the Normans had to pacify the overall territory before they could concentrate on home life, domestic architecture, and decoration. Monasteries and castles served different functions, so while monasteries were massive stone structures assembled in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the residents focused on understanding offensive and defensive techniques. The sterile fortresses did not provide for the peaceful avocation of gardening. Berkeley Castle is perhaps the most complete model in existence today of the early Anglo-Norman form of architecture. The keep is rumored to have been developed during the time of William the Conqueror. Influence Norman Invasion Anglo Saxon Gardens 46508475427305600.jpg

Influence Norman Invasion Anglo Saxon Gardens 46508475427305600.jpg

As a strategy of deterring assailants from tunneling beneath the walls, an immense terrace encircles the building. A scenic bowling green, covered in grass and enclosed by battlements cut out of an ancient yew hedge, creates one of the terraces.