Where did Landscape Fountains Originate from?

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A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also launch water high into the air for a noteworthy effect.

Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to supply them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. 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 the power of gravity. Designers thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and celebrate the artist responsible for creating it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often utilized by Romans to beautify their fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome

The end of the 19th century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Gravity was replaced by mechanical pumps in order to permit fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.

Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.

The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Industrial Knowledge in Europe

The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Industrial Knowledge in Europe Contributing to the development of scientific technology were the published papers and illustrated publications of the day. They were also the main means of transferring useful hydraulic facts and water fountain design suggestions throughout Europe. An unnamed French water fountain engineer came to be an globally celebrated hydraulic leader in the late 1500's. His competence in making gardens and grottoes with integrated and imaginative water features began in Italy and with mandates in Brussels, London and Germany. “The Principles of Moving Forces”, a book that became the essential text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering, was composed by him toward the end of his life in France. Explaining contemporary hydraulic systems, the book also updated key hydraulic developments of classical antiquity. The water screw, a technical means to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was highlighted in the book. Natural light heated the liquid in a pair of undetectable vessels adjoining to the beautiful water feature were shown in an illustration. The hot liquid expands and subsequently rises and closes the water pipes consequently activating the water fountain. Designs for pumps, water wheels, water attributes and garden ponds are also mentioned in the guide.