The Genesis Of Outdoor Fountains

Genesis Outdoor Fountains 1600432591020926.jpg The Genesis Of Outdoor Fountains The incredible architecture 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.

From the beginning, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Water fountains were linked to a spring or aqueduct to provide potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Up until the 19th century, fountains had to be higher and closer to a water source, including aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and memorialize the artist. Bronze or stone masks of animals and heroes were frequently seen on Roman fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. Fountains enjoyed a considerable role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exercise his power over nature. To mark the entryway of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome

The end of the 19th century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to strictly decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

These days, fountains decorate public spaces and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.

The Benefits of Interior Wall Water Features

Benefits Interior Wall Water Features 1818779597422375487.jpg The Benefits of Interior Wall Water Features Hospitals and health care facilities have been using indoor fountains to create tranquil, stress-free environments for many years now. A contemplative state can be induced in people who hear the gentle sounds of trickling water.

Quicker healing is thought to be brought about by indoor water features as well. They are thought to be a positive part of dealing with a variety of ailments according to many medical professionals and mental health providers. PTSD patients as well as those struggling with severe insomnia are thought to feel better after listening to the soothing, gentle trickle of water.

According to various studies, having an wall fountain inside your home may contribute to an increased level of well-being and security. Human beings, as well as this environment, could not thrive without the sight and sound of water.

Feng-shui is an ancient school of thought which asserts that water is one of two essential elements in our lives which has the capacity to transform us. The key principle of feng-shui is that by harmonizing our interior environment we can find peace and balance. The element of water needs to be included in every living space. The front of your home, including the entrance, is the ideal place to put in a fountain.

You and your loved ones will undoubtedly benefit from the inclusion of a water wall in your home, whether it be a wall mounted waterfall, a freestanding water feature or a customized one. Based on the results of many studies, people who have a fountain in a central room are thought to be more content, satisfied, and lighthearted than those who do not have one.

The Circulation of Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge in Europe

The Circulation of Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge in Europe Throughout the European countries, the primary means of dissiminating useful hydraulic facts and fountain design suggestions were the circulated pamphlets and illustrated books of the time, which added to the development of scientific technology. An internationally celebrated leader in hydraulics in the late 1500's was a French water fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. With Royal mandates in Brussels, London and Germany, he began his work in Italy, building experience in garden design and grottoes with built-in and imaginative water hydraulics. In France, towards the closure of his life, he wrote “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a publication that turned into the primary text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Describing the latest hydraulic systems, the book also updated critical hydraulic developments of classical antiquity. Notable among these works were those of Archimedes, the inventor of the water screw, a mechanized way of moving water. Sunlight heating up liquid in two containers unseen in a room adjacent to an ornamental fountain was presented in one illustration. The hot water expands and subsequently rises and shuts the pipes consequently triggering the fountain. The book additionally covers garden ponds, water wheels, water feature designs.
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