The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Industrial Knowledge in Europe
The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Industrial Knowledge in Europe Contributing to the development of scientific technology were the printed letters and illustrated books of the time. They were also the primary method of transferring useful hydraulic facts and fountain design suggestions all through Europe. In the late 1500's, a French water feature architect (whose name has been lost) was the internationally distinguished hydraulics leader. His competence in making gardens and grottoes with integrated and imaginative water fountains began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. The book, “The Principles of Moving Forces,” authored near the end of his lifetime in France, turned into the definitive text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Classical antiquity hydraulic breakthroughs were elaborated as well as changes to essential classical antiquity hydraulic breakthroughs in the publication.
The Magificent First Masterpieces by Bernini
The Magificent First Masterpieces by Bernini The Barcaccia, Bernini's first water fountain, is a striking chef d'oeuvre built at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, you will see Roman residents and vacation goers filling this area to revel in chit chatter and being among other people. Today, the city streets around Bernini's fountain are a trendy area where people go to meet, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII mandated what was to be the earliest water fountain of the artist's career. Depicted in the fountain's design is a great ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. Period reports dating back to the 16th century show that the fountain was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the great flooding of the Tevere.