Back Story of Landscape Fountains

Back Story of Landscape Fountains Hundreds of ancient Greek texts were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. In order to make Rome worthy of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope resolved to embellish the beauty of the city. In 1453 the Pope instigated the reconstruction of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away. A mostra, a monumental celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a practice which was revived by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was directed by the Pope to construct a wall fountain where we now see the Trevi Fountain. Modifications and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.

The Use of Outdoor Garden Fountains As Water Features

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A water feature is a large element which has water streaming in or through it. There is a wide array of such features ranging something as simple as a suspended wall fountain or as intricate as a courtyard tiered fountain. The versatility of this feature is practical since it can be situated inside or outdoors. Ponds and swimming pools are also included in the classification of a water feature.

Garden wall fountains are worthwhile additions to your living spaces such as yards, yoga studios, cozy patios, apartment verandas, or office buildings. The comforting sounds of trickling water from a fountain please the senses of sight and hearing of anyone closeby. With their aesthetically pleasing form you can also use them to enhance the decor in your home or other living area. The sound of water produces serenity, covers up unwelcome noises and also produces an entertaining water show.

Builders of the First Water Features

Builders of the First Water Features 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-talented individuals, Leonardo da Vinci as a innovative master, inventor and scientific expert exemplified this Renaissance artist. He carefully documented his experiences in his now renowned notebooks, following his enormous curiosity in the forces of nature inspired him to explore the attributes and movement of water. Transforming private villa configurations into innovative water showcases full with symbolic meaning and natural wonder, early Italian water feature creators fused resourcefulness with hydraulic and horticultural expertise. The humanist Pirro Ligorio supplied the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli and was renowned for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden concepts. Other fountain engineers, masterminding the incredible water marbles, water features and water antics for the various mansions near Florence, were tried and tested in humanistic themes and traditional scientific readings.