Water Delivery Strategies in Ancient Rome

Water Delivery Strategies in Ancient Rome Aqua Anio Vetus, the first raised aqueduct assembled in Rome, started supplying the individuals living in the hills with water in 273 BC, though they had relied on natural springs up till then. If residents residing at higher elevations did not have accessibility to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to depend on the other existing solutions of the day, cisterns that compiled rainwater from the sky and subterranean wells that received the water from below ground. Starting in the sixteenth century, a new system was introduced, using Acqua Vergine’s subterranean sections to deliver water to Pincian Hill. Spanning the length of the aqueduct’s network were pozzi, or manholes, that gave entry. Whilst these manholes were created to make it easier to conserve the aqueduct, it was also possible to use buckets to remove water from the channel, which was exercised by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi from the time he purchased the property in 1543 to his death in 1552. The cistern he had made to collect rainwater wasn’t sufficient to meet his water demands. That is when he made the decision to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran under his property.

The Genesis Of Garden Fountains

Genesis Garden Fountains 945555178519939752.jpg The Genesis Of Garden Fountains A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to provide drinkable water, as well as for decorative purposes.

Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to provide drinkable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Roman fountains usually depicted imagery of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. The fountains seen in the Gardens of Versailles were supposed to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to laud their positions by adding beautiful baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.

The end of the nineteenth century saw the rise in usage of indoor plumbing to supply drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to strictly decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Modern fountains are used to adorn community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enrich recreational and entertainment events.

The Hellenic Republic: Cultural Sculpture Sculptors ornamented the complex columns and archways with renderings of the greek gods until the period came to a close and more Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred; at that instant, it grew to be more common for sculptors be paid to show everyday people as well.... read more


Anglo-Saxon Gardens During the Norman Conquest The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the 11th century irreparably improved The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle.The ability of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in design and farming at the time of the conquest.... read more


Interior Wall Water Features are Ideal for House or Workplace Your indoor living space can profit from an indoor wall fountain because it embellishes your home and also gives it a modern feel.Installing this sort of fountain in your home or office permits you to create an area for your loved ones and clients where there is little noise as well as minimal stress and maximum relaxation.... read more


Classic Greece: The Origins of Garden Statue Design Historically, the vast majority of sculptors were compensated by the temples to embellish the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods, however as the period came to a close it became more common for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well because many Greeks had begun to think of their institution as superstitious rather than sacred.... read more


Original Water Supply Techniques in The City Of Rome With the building of the first raised aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, folks who lived on the city’s hillsides no longer had to depend solely on naturally-occurring spring water for their demands.... read more


"Old School" Water Feature Designers Often serving as architects, sculptors, designers, engineers and discerning scholars, all in one, fountain designers were multi-talented individuals from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century.... read more


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