Modern Garden Decor: Outdoor Fountains and their Beginnings

Modern Garden Decor: Outdoor Fountains and their Beginnings A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to supply drinking water, as well as for decorative purposes.

Pure functionality was the original role of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains functioned using the force of gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. The main components used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. To depict the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. Fountains played a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exert his power over nature. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were extolled with baroque style fountains built to mark the arrival points of Roman aqueducts.Modern Garden Decor: Outdoor Fountains Beginnings 8887684454.jpg

The end of the nineteenth century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to supply drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Gravity was substituted by mechanical pumps in order to enable fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.

Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the uses of modern-day fountains.

Architectural Statuary in Early Greece

Architectural Statuary in Early Greece Nearly all sculptors were paid by the temples to enhance the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods right up until the period came to a close and many Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more common for sculptors to represent everyday men and women as well. Portraiture, which would be accepted by the Romans upon their annexation of Greek civilization became conventional as well, and thriving families would often commission a portrayal of their forebears to be situated in immense familial tombs. A time of artistic progression, the use of sculpture and alternate art forms transformed during the Greek Classical period, so it is inaccurate to say that the arts provided only one function. Whether to gratify a visual craving or to commemorate the figures of religion, Greek sculpture was actually an imaginative practice in the ancient world, which may well be what attracts our interest currently.
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Keep Your Large Garden Fountains Clean It is important to carefully maintain water fountains for them to work properly.It is essential to clean it out and remove any debris or foreign objects that might have gotten into or onto it.... read more


The Dispersion of Fountain Design Knowledge Spreading useful hydraulic information and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the published documents and illustrated publications of the time.... read more


"Primitive" Greek Artwork: Outdoor Statuary Archaic Greeks were known for providing the first freestanding statuary; up till then, most carvings were formed out of walls and pillars as reliefs.Most of the freestanding statues were of young, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are termed kouros figures.... read more


Did You Know How Mechanical Concepts of Water Fountains Became Known? The published papers and illustrated publications of the time contributed to the development of scientific technology, and were the primary methods of spreading practical hydraulic concepts and water feature suggestions all through Europe.... read more


Keep Your Large Garden Fountains Tidy It is important to carefully maintain water fountains for them to perform optimally.It is important to clean it out and remove any debris or foreign elements that might have dropped into or onto it.... read more


The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Garden Design The introduction of the Normans in the 2nd half of the eleventh century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle.The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power.... read more


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