The Earliest Outdoor Public Fountains

The Earliest Outdoor Public Fountains Water fountains were at first practical in function, used to convey water from canals or creeks to towns and hamlets, providing the inhabitants with clean water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. The force of gravity was the power supply of water fountains up until the close of the 19th century, using the forceful power of water traveling down hill from a spring or brook to force the water through valves or other outlets. Striking and spectacular, big water fountains have been constructed as memorials in most cultures. The contemporary fountains of today bear little resemblance to the first water fountains. Designed for drinking water and ceremonial functions, the initial fountains were very simple carved stone basins. Pure stone basins as fountains have been uncovered from 2,000 BC. Early fountains used in ancient civilizations depended on gravity to manipulate the flow of water through the fountain. Earliest Outdoor Public Fountains 87364318143045541780.jpg

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The placement of the fountains was determined by the water source, which is why you’ll normally find them along reservoirs, waterways, or streams. Animals, Gods, and Spiritual figures dominated the very early ornate Roman fountains, starting to appear in about 6 BC. The impressive aqueducts of Rome furnished water to the spectacular public fountains, most of which you can travel to today.

The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe

The Distribution of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe Throughout Europe, the chief means of spreading useful hydraulic information and fountain design suggestions were the circulated pamphlets and illustrated books of the day, which contributed to the evolution of scientific technology. An un-named French water feature designer was an internationally celebrated hydraulic pioneer in the later part of the 1500's. By designing landscapes and grottoes with incorporated and amazing water features, he started off his occupation in Italy by receiving Royal mandates in Brussels, London and Germany. “The Principles of Moving Forces”, a book that turned into the fundamental text on hydraulic technology and engineering, was written by him towards the end of his lifetime in France. Classical antiquity hydraulic advancements were elaborated as well as revisions to crucial classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the book. Distribution Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge Europe 42451154302.jpg

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Dominant among these works were those of Archimedes, the creator of the water screw, a mechanized method of transferring water. Sunlight heating up water in two containers concealed in a room adjacent to an decorative water fountain was shown in one illustration. Actuating the water feature is hot water that expands and rises to seal up the water lines. Designs for pumps, water wheels, water attributes and garden ponds are also mentioned in the guide.

Bernini’s First Italian Fountains

Bernini’s First Italian Fountains The Barcaccia, a beautiful water fountain constructed at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. Roman residents and site seers who enjoy verbal exchanges as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's most fashionable areas, that around his amazing fountain. In about 1630, the great artist built the first fountain of his career at the behest of Pope Ubano VIII. People can now see the fountain as a depiction of a commanding ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean. The great flooding of the Tevere that blanketed the whole region with water in the 16th was commemorated by this momentous fountain as recorded by reports dating back to this period. In what became his sole extended absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

A Chronicle of Wall Fountains

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Hundreds of classic Greek records were translated into Latin under the auspices of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. In order to make Rome deserving of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope decided to enhance the beauty of the city. At the bidding of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was reconditioned starting in 1453. The ancient Roman tradition of building an imposing commemorative fountain at the location where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was revived by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the space formerly filled with a wall fountain built by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. Changes and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.