The Source of Today's Garden Water Fountains

The Source of Today's Garden Water Fountains Hundreds of ancient Greek texts were translated into Latin under the auspices of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the heart of his objectives. In 1453 the Pope instigated the reconstruction of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away. Building a mostra, a grandiose commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the arrival point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area previously filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect commissioned by the Pope. The water which eventually furnished the Trevi Fountain as well as the renown baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona flowed from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.

The Effect of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Gardens

The Effect of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Gardens Anglo-Saxons encountered extraordinary modifications to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. Engineering and horticulture were attributes that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the rest of the populace. Because of this, castles were cruder structures than monasteries: Monasteries were usually important stone buildings located in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were erected on windy crests where their citizens devoted time and space to projects for offense and defense. Relaxing pastimes such as gardening were out of place in these desolate citadels. Berkeley Castle, potentially the most uncorrupted model of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists today. It is said that the keep was developed during William the Conqueror's time. As a technique of deterring attackers from tunneling underneath the walls, an immense terrace encompasses the building. On one of these parapets is a picturesque bowling green covered in grass and enclosed by an aged hedge of yew that has been designed into coarse battlements.

The Original Water Fountain Manufacturers

The Original Water Fountain Manufacturers Often working as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one, from the 16th to the late 18th century, fountain designers were multi-faceted individuals,

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During the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci exemplified the artist as a innovative master, inventor and scientific expert. He carefully reported his observations in his now celebrated notebooks about his investigations into the forces of nature and the properties and mobility of water. Coupling creativity with hydraulic and horticultural expertise, early Italian water feature engineers modified private villa settings into innovative water displays loaded with symbolic meaning and natural charm. The humanist Pirro Ligorio, celebrated for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, provided the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli. Masterminding the excellent water marbles, water attributes and water antics for the various estates in the vicinity of Florence, some other water fountain designers were well versed in humanist subjects and time-honored scientific texts.