Bernini: The Master of Italy's Greatest Water Fountains
Bernini: The Master of Italy's Greatest Water Fountains One can see Bernini's very first masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. Roman locals and site seers who appreciate verbal exchanges as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's most fashionable areas, that around his amazing fountain. The master's first water fountain of his career was built at around 1630 at the behest of Pope Urbano VIII.
The fountain’s central motif is based on a massive vessel slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great flooding of the Tevere that blanketed the whole region with water in the 16th was commemorated by this momentous fountain as recorded by reports dating back to this time. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's only lengthy journey outside of Italy.
Anglo Saxon Gardens at the Time of the Norman Conquest
Anglo Saxon Gardens at the Time of the Norman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon way of life was dramatically changed by the introduction of the Normans in the later eleventh century. The expertise of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in design and agriculture at the time of the conquest.
However, there was no time for home life, domestic design, and adornment until the Normans had overcome the whole realm. Monasteries and castles served separate functions, so while monasteries were massive stone structures constructed in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the people focused on learning offensive and defensive techniques. The tranquil practice of gardening was unrealistic in these bleak bastions. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is portrayed in Berkeley Castle, which is conceivably the most untouched sample we have. It is said that the keep was created during William the Conqueror's time. A spacious terrace intended for walking and as a means to stop attackers from mining under the walls runs around the building. On one of these parapets is a scenic bowling green covered in grass and bordered by an aged hedge of yew that has been shaped into coarse battlements.
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