The Source of Modern Garden Water Fountains
The Source of Modern Garden Water Fountains Himself a highly educated man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of ancient documents from their original Greek into Latin. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world.
At the bidding of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a damaged aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453. A mostra, a monumental commemorative fountain constructed by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a custom which was restored by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area formerly filled with a wall fountain built by Leon Battista Albert, an architect commissioned by the Pope. The Trevi Fountain as well as the renowned baroque fountains found in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona were eventually supplied with water from the modified aqueduct he had reconstructed.
The Original Fountains
The Original Fountains Water fountains were originally practical in function, used to bring water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, providing the residents with clean water to drink, wash, and cook with. To produce water flow through a fountain until the later part of the 1800’s, and generate a jet of water, required the force of gravity and a water source such as a spring or lake, located higher than the fountain. The elegance and spectacle of fountains make them appropriate for traditional memorials. Simple in style, the first water fountains didn't appear much like present fountains. A natural stone basin, crafted from rock, was the first fountain, used for holding water for drinking and spiritual purposes. Rock basins are theorized to have been first made use of around 2000 BC. Early fountains put to use in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to regulate the movement of water through the fountain. These original fountains were built to be functional, usually situated along aqueducts, streams and waterways to furnish drinking water. Creatures, Gods, and Spiritual figures dominated the very early decorative Roman fountains, beginning to show up in about 6 BC. A well-designed system of reservoirs and aqueducts kept Rome's public fountains supplied with fresh water.
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