Contemporary Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains and their Roots

Contemporary Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains and their Roots A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to provide drinkable water, as well as for decorative purposes.Contemporary Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains Roots 81188249770994.jpg

Pure functionality was the original purpose of fountains. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to supply potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains operated 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 an excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and celebrate the artist. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times used by Romans to beautify their fountains. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to illustrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were extolled with baroque style fountains made to mark the arrival points of Roman aqueducts.

Urban fountains made at the end of the nineteenth served only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the essential drinking water. The creation of special water effects and the recycling of water were two things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.

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

A Wall Water Feature to Suit Your Decor

A Wall Water Feature to Suit Your Decor Putting a wall fountain in your yard or patio is perfect when you want to unwind. Additionally, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not occupy much room. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are essential for freestanding as well as mounted varieties. Traditional, contemporary, antique, and Asian are just some of the styles from which you can choose.

With its basin situated on the ground, freestanding wall fountains, or floor fountains, are typically quite large in size.

You can choose to put your wall-mounted feature on an existing wall or build it into a new wall. A unified look can be achieved with this type of fountain because it seems to become part of the scenery rather than an added element.

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