What Are Garden Water fountains Created From?

Garden Water fountains Created From? 6971536644069544.jpg What Are Garden Water fountains Created From? While today’s garden fountains are made in a variety of materials, most are made from metal. Metals tend to produce clean lines and unique sculptural accents and can fit almost any design preference or budget. If you have a modern look and feel to your interior design, your yard and garden should have that same style.

Presently, copper is quite prevalent for sculptural garden fountains. Copper is common for both inside and outside use and is commonly found in tabletop and cascade fountains, among others. Copper is also adaptable enough that you can select a range of styles for your fountain, from contemporary to whimsical.

If you are drawn to more classic-looking water fountains, brass is probably what you want. Although it is not the most stylish, the creatures and sculptural features you find on fountains are commonly made of brass, thus making them very popular.

The most contemporary metal right now is perhaps stainless steel. A cutting-edge steel design will quickly raise the value of your garden as well as the feeling of serenity. As with most fountains, they are available in many sizes.

Because it is both lighter and more affordable than metal but has a comparable look, fiberglass is quite common for fountains. The cleaning of fiberglass water fountains is quite simple, so they have many merits that people appreciate.

Where did Fountains Originate from?

Where did Fountains Originate from?Fountains Originate from? 67990870198.jpg The incredible architecture of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to enhance your home.

Pure functionality was the original role of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Used until the 19th century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from gravity. Fountains were an optimal source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and memorialize the artist. The main components used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains made to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.

Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Nowadays, fountains decorate public areas and are used to honor individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.

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