Where did Landscape Fountains Come From?

From the onset, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Residents of urban areas, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains needed to be connected to nearby aqueduct or spring. 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. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and memorialize the artist. Roman fountains usually depicted imagery of animals or heroes made of metal or stone masks. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries manufactured baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the location where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

Urban fountains made at the end of the nineteenth served only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the necessary drinking water. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.

These days, fountains decorate public areas and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.

The Advantages of Solar Outdoor Water fountains

Interior wall fountains not only give you something beautiful to look at, they also help to cool your house. Yet another alternative to air conditioners and swamp coolers, they use the very same principles to cool your living space You can lower your power bill since they consume less electricity.

Fanning crisp, dry air across them is the most frequent way used to benefit from their cooling effect. Either your ceiling fan or air from a corner of the room can be used to improve flow. The most critical consideration is to make sure that the air is continuously flowing over the surface of the water. It is the nature of fountains and waterfalls to produce cool, fresh air. Merely being in the vicinity of a large public fountain or waterfall will send a sudden chill through whoever is close by. Be sure to position your fountain cooling system where it will not be exposed to extra heat. Your cooling system will be less effective if it is located in direct sunlight.