Water Features Lost to History
Water Features Lost to History Villages and villages relied on practical water fountains to funnel water for cooking, bathing, and cleaning from nearby sources like lakes, streams, or creeks. Gravity was the power source of water fountains up until the close of the 19th century, using the forceful power of water traveling down hill from a spring or creek to push the water through spigots or other outlets. Striking and impressive, prominent water fountains have been designed as monuments in many societies. Rough in style, the first water fountains did not look much like present fountains.
Back Story of Outdoor Fountains
Back Story of Outdoor Fountains Hundreds of ancient Greek documents were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455.