Public Garden Fountains Recorded by History

Public Garden Fountains Recorded by History As initially developed, water fountains were crafted to be functional, directing water from streams or aqueducts to the citizens of towns and settlements, where the water could be used for cooking food, washing, and drinking. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was needed to pressurize the flow and send water spraying from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal until the late nineteenth century. Public Garden Fountains Recorded History 7433584414675594899.jpg

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The beauty and spectacle of fountains make them appropriate for traditional monuments. The contemporary fountains of modern times bear little likeness to the first water fountains. A stone basin, crafted from rock, was the first fountain, used for holding water for drinking and ceremonial purposes. The earliest stone basins are suspected to be from around 2000 B.C.. The very first civilizations that utilized fountains relied on gravity to push water through spigots. Drinking water was supplied by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public monuments, as pretty as they are functional. Fountains with elaborate decoration began to appear in Rome in about 6 BC, usually gods and creatures, made with natural stone or bronze. A well-engineered collection of reservoirs and aqueducts kept Rome's public fountains supplied with fresh water.

The Magificent Early Wonders by Bernini

The Magificent Early Wonders by Bernini The Barcaccia, a beautiful water 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 flooded with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy debate and each other's company. Today, the city streets surrounding Bernini's fountain are a trendy place where people go to meet, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. The master's very first fountain of his career was built at around 1630 at the request of Pope Urbano VIII. People can now see the fountain as an illustration of a commanding ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. 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 time. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's one-and-only lengthy journey outside of Italy.