The Many Reasons to Include a Wall Fountain

The Many Reasons to Include a Wall Fountain You can perfect your exterior space by adding a wall fountain or an outdoor garden water feature to your yard or gardening project. Any number of current designers and fountain craftsmen have found ideas in the fountains and water features of the past. You can also strengthen the link to the past by adding one of these to your home's interior design. In addition to the wonderful characteristics of garden fountains, they also generate water and moisture which goes into the air, thereby, attracting birds as well as other creatures and harmonizing the environment. For instance, pesky flying insects are usually discouraged by the birds drawn to the fountain or birdbath.

Wall fountains are a good option if your yard is small because they do not need much space as compared to a spouting or cascading fountain. You can choose to put in a stand-alone fountain with a flat back and an connected basin propped against a fence or wall in your backyard, or a wall-mounted type which is self-contained and suspended from a wall. Adding a fountain to an existing wall requires that you add a fountain mask as well as a basin at the bottom to gather the water. Be sure to work with a specialist for this type of job since it is better not to do it yourself due to the intricate plumbing and masonry work needed.

A Chronicle of Fountains

A Chronicle of 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 texts from their original Greek into Latin. It was imperative for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a desolate Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. A mostra, a monumental commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of entry of an aqueduct, was a tradition which was revived by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was directed by the Pope to put up a wall fountain where we now see the Trevi Fountain. Adjustments and extensions, included in the repaired aqueduct, eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.
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