The Multiple Styles of Wall Fountains
The Multiple Styles of Wall Fountains Having a wall fountain in your garden or on a terrace is excellent when you wish to relax. Moreover, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not need much room. Whether it is stand alone or mounted, you will require a spout, a water bowl, internal piping, and a pump. There are many different varieties available on the market including traditional, contemporary, classical, or Asian. With its basin placed on the ground, freestanding wall fountains, or floor fountains, are typically quite big in size.
On the other hand, a water feature affixed to a wall can be integrated onto an existing wall or fit into a new wall. A cohesive look can be realized with this type of water feature because it seems to become part of the landscape rather than an added element.
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains
The Barcaccia, a stunning fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. To this day, this area is filled with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's trendiest areas, that surrounding his amazing water fountain. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII mandated what was to be the earliest water fountain of the master's career. A large ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean is the fountain's main theme. The great flooding of the Tevere that blanketed the whole region with water in the 16th was memorialized by this momentous fountain as recorded by reports dating back to this period. Absenting himself from Italy only once in his life for a long-lasting time period, in 1665 Bernini traveled to France.
The Effect of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens
The Effect of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But before centering on home-life or having the occasion to consider domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Most often built upon windy peaks, castles were fundamental structures that permitted their inhabitants to devote time and space to offensive and defensive programs, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings commonly added in only the most fecund, extensive valleys. Relaxing activities such as gardening were out of place in these desolate citadels. The purest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent today is Berkeley Castle. It is said that the keep was introduced during William the Conqueror's time. As a technique of deterring assailants from tunneling beneath the walls, an immense terrace encompasses the building. On one of these parapets is a scenic bowling green covered in grass and bordered by an aged hedge of yew that has been shaped into coarse battlements.