Where did Large Garden Fountains Begin?

Where did Large Garden Fountains Begin? The incredible construction of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to complete your home.

Pure functionality was the original role of fountains. Water fountains were linked to a spring or aqueduct to provide drinkable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Large Garden Fountains Begin? 26073322.jpg Up until the nineteenth, fountains had to be more elevated and closer to a water supply, such as aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and celebrate the designer. The main components used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly illustrating animals or heroes. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome

Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to deliver recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.

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

Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxons felt incredible adjustments to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The skill of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. However, there was no time for home life, domesticated architecture, and adornment until the Normans had overcome the whole realm. Castles were more fundamental designs and often constructed on blustery hills, where their people spent both time and space to exercising offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, commonly located in the widest, most fertile hollows. The serene method of gardening was unrealistic in these bleak bastions. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is portrayed in Berkeley Castle, which is perhaps the most untouched sample we have. The keep is rumored to have been created during the time of William the Conqueror. As a method of deterring attackers from tunneling underneath the walls, an immense terrace surrounds the building. On one of these terraces lies a quaint bowling green: it is coated in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is formed into the shape of rough ramparts.