Early Water Supply Techniques in Rome

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Aqua Anio Vetus, the first raised aqueduct founded in Rome, started out supplying the many people living in the hills with water in 273 BC, although they had relied on natural springs up till then. If citizens residing at higher elevations did not have accessibility to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to count on the remaining existing techniques of the time, cisterns that collected rainwater from the sky and subterranean wells that received the water from under ground. To deliver water to Pincian Hill in the early 16th century, they employed the emerging tactic of redirecting the stream from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct’s underground network. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. While these manholes were provided to make it much easier to protect the aqueduct, it was also possible to use containers to pull water from the channel, which was done by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi from the time he acquired the property in 1543 to his passing in 1552. He didn’t get a sufficient quantity of water from the cistern that he had built on his residential property to collect rainwater. Thankfully, the aqueduct sat directly below his residence, and he had a shaft established to give him accessibility.

The Godfather Of Roman Outdoor Fountains

The Godfather Of Roman Outdoor Fountains In Rome’s city center, there are countless easily recognized fountains. One of the most distinguished sculptors and artists of the 17th century, nearly all of them were planned, conceived and constructed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. His expertise as a water fountain designer and also as a city architect, are obvious throughout the roads of Rome. Bernini's father, a recognized Florentine sculptor, guided his young son, and they ultimately moved in Rome, to fully show their art in the form of community water fountains and water fountains. The young Bernini earned praise from Popes and influential artists alike, and was an diligent worker. His sculpture was initially his claim to popularity. Working gracefully with Roman marble, he used a base of knowledge in the classic Greek architecture, most famously in the Vatican. Though he was influenced by many, Michelangelo had the most profound impact on him, both personally and professionally.

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Garden Design

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Garden Design The advent of the Normans in the latter half of the 11th century greatly transformed The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. Outcome Norman Conquest Anglo Saxon Garden Design 37675432464.jpg

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But before focusing on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Castles were more basic designs and often erected on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to exercising offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, mostly positioned in the widest, most fruitful hollows. Gardening, a placid occupation, was unfeasible in these unproductive fortifications. The finest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent in modern times is Berkeley Castle. The keep is said to date from William the Conqueror's time period. As a technique of deterring attackers from tunneling within the walls, an immense terrace encompasses the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an old yew hedge cut into the shape of crude battlements.