A Wall Water Feature to Match Your Design
A Wall Water Feature to Match Your Design A small patio or a courtyard is a great place to put your wall fountain when you seek out peace and quiet.
Additionally, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not take up much room. Both the stand alone and mounted models must have a spout, a water basin, internal tubing, and a pump. There are any number of different types available on the market including traditional, contemporary, classical, or Asian. With its basin situated on the ground, freestanding wall fountains, or floor fountains, are normally quite large in size.
A stand-alone water feature can either be incorporated onto a wall already in existence or built into a wall under construction. This style of fountain adds to a cohesive look making it seem as if it was part of the landscape instead of an added feature.
The Source of Today's Fountains
The Source of Today's Fountains Himself a learned man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of hundreds of age-old texts from their original Greek into Latin. It was imperative for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a damaged aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was reconditioned starting in 1453. Building a mostra, a grandiose celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the entry point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area previously filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect commissioned by the Pope. The water which eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain as well as the renown baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona flowed from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.