The Multiple Types of Wall Fountains
The Multiple Types of Wall Fountains
You can find tranquility and silence when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio. You can also make use of a small space by having one custom-built. Both the stand alone and mounted models must have a spout, a water basin, internal tubing, and a pump. There are many different varieties available on the market including traditional, contemporary, classical, or Asian. Usually quite large, freestanding wall fountains, also referred to as floor fountains, have their basins on the floor.
On the other hand, a water feature affixed to a wall can be integrated onto an existing wall or built into a new wall. A cohesive look can be achieved with this style of water feature because it seems to become part of the scenery rather than an added element.
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 scores of ancient documents from their original Greek into Latin. He undertook the embellishment of Rome to make it into the worthy seat of the Christian world. In 1453 the Pope commissioned the reconstruction of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away. The ancient Roman custom of building an awe-inspiring commemorative fountain at the point where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was resurrected by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was directed by the Pope to put up a wall fountain where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The Trevi Fountain as well as the well-known baroque fountains located in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona were eventually supplied with water from the altered aqueduct he had rebuilt.