The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design

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The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons experienced extraordinary adjustments to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. Engineering and gardening were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But before concentrating on home-life or having the occasion to contemplate domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire society. Castles were more standard constructions and often erected on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were considerable stone buildings, mostly situated in the widest, most fruitful hollows. The tranquil practice of gardening was unlikely in these bleak bastions. The best example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent today is Berkeley Castle. It is said that the keep was introduced during William the Conqueror's time. As a technique of deterring assailants from tunneling beneath the walls, an immense terrace encompasses the building. On 1 of these terraces lies a charming bowling green: it is covered in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is created into the shape of rough ramparts.

Ancient Greece: The Roots of Outdoor Statue Design

Ancient Greece: The Roots of Outdoor Statue Design Nearly all sculptors were paid by the temples to adorn the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods 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 typical for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well. Affluent individuals would often times commission a rendition of their ancestors for their large familial burial tombs; portraiture additionally became frequent and would be appropriated by the Romans upon their acquisition of Greek civilization. All through the years of The Greek Classical period, a time of aesthetic progress, the use of sculpture and many other art forms greatly improved, so it is erroneous to think that the arts served just one purpose. Whether to fulfill a visual craving or to celebrate the figures of religion, Greek sculpture was actually an imaginative approach in the ancient world, which may well be what draws our interest currently.

Public Garden Fountains Recorded by History

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As originally conceived, water fountains were designed to be functional, directing water from creeks or reservoirs to the citizens of towns and settlements, where the water could be utilized for cooking food, washing, and drinking. To make water flow through a fountain until the later part of the 1800’s, and produce a jet of water, mandated the force of gravity and a water source such as a creek or reservoir, situated higher than the fountain. Commonly used as memorials and commemorative structures, water fountains have influenced men and women from all over the globe all through the ages. The common fountains of today bear little likeness to the first water fountains. Simple stone basins sculpted from nearby material were the original fountains, used for religious functions and drinking water. The initial stone basins are suspected to be from around 2000 B.C.. The spray of water emerging from small spouts was pressured by gravity, the lone power source designers had in those days. Located near aqueducts or springs, the functional public water fountains provided the local residents with fresh drinking water. The people of Rome began creating elaborate fountains in 6 B.C., most of which were bronze or natural stone masks of wildlife and mythological heroes. The extraordinary aqueducts of Rome furnished water to the spectacular public fountains, many of which you can visit today.