The Use of Backyard Fountains As Water Elements
The Use of Backyard Fountains As Water Elements A water feature is a big element which has water flowing in or through it. There is a broad array of such features going from something as simple as a hanging wall fountain or as complex as a courtyard tiered fountain. Given that they are so functional, these decorative elements can be placed either in your backyard or inside your home.
Ponds and swimming pools are also included in the classification of a water element. Garden wall fountains are important additions to your living spaces such as yards, yoga studios, cozy patios, apartment balconies, or office complexes. There is nothing better to comfort you while also stimulating your senses of sight and hearing than the pleasing sounds of gently flowing water in your fountain. With their aesthetically pleasing form you can also use them to accentuate the style in your home or other living area. The water’s soothing sounds contribute to a feeling of tranquility, drown out disagreeable noises, and provide a wonderful water display.
Modern Garden Decoration: Fountains and their Beginnings
Modern Garden Decoration: Fountains and their Beginnings 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.
Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. 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 nineteenth 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 excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and celebrate the designer. Bronze or stone masks of wildlife and heroes were commonly seen on Roman fountains. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were supposed to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries created baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the location where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.
Contemporary fountains are used to embellish public spaces, honor individuals or events, and enrich recreational and entertainment events.