The Original Water Features

The Original Water Features As originally developed, water fountains were crafted to be functional, guiding water from creeks or reservoirs to the citizens of cities and settlements, where the water could be utilized for cooking, cleaning, and drinking. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was required to pressurize the flow and send water spraying from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal until the later half of the 19th century. Fountains all through history have been crafted as memorials, impressing hometown citizens and travelers alike. If you saw the very first fountains, you wouldn't identify them as fountains. A natural stone basin, carved from rock, was the very first fountain, used for containing water for drinking and ceremonial functions. Stone basins are theorized to have been first made use of around 2,000 BC. Gravity was the energy source that operated the oldest water fountains. Positioned near reservoirs or creeks, the practical public water fountains furnished the local citizens with fresh drinking water. Original Water Features 24922260941.jpg

Beasts, Gods, and Spiritual figures dominated the initial decorative Roman fountains, starting to show up in about 6 BC. The impressive aqueducts of Rome delivered water to the incredible public fountains, most of which you can travel to today.

A Chronicle of Garden Fountains

A Chronicle of Garden Fountains The translation of hundreds of classical Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the scholarly Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the center of his ambitions. Beginning in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent restoration at the behest of the Pope. Building a mostra, an imposing commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the entry point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the spot where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The water which eventually furnished the Trevi Fountain as well as the acclaimed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.

The Father Of Rome's Garden Fountain Design And Style

The Father Of Rome's Garden Fountain Design And Style There are countless celebrated water fountains in Rome’s city center. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the most brilliant sculptors and artists of the 17th century designed, conceptualized and constructed virtually all of them. Marks of his life's work are apparent throughout the avenues of Rome because, in addition to his capabilities as a fountain designer, he was additionally a city architect. Bernini's father, a celebrated Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they ultimately relocated in Rome, to fully express their art in the form of public water features and water features. An excellent employee, the young Bernini earned praise and the backing of various popes and influential artists. Originally he was celebrated for his sculpting skills. Most famously in the Vatican, he utilized a base of knowledge in classic Greek architecture and melded it effortlessly with Roman marble. He was affected by many great artists, however, Michelangelo had the biggest effect on his work.