A Brief History of the Early Fountains

A Brief History of the Early Fountains Water fountains were originally practical in function, used to convey water from canals or creeks to towns and villages, providing the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, wash, and prepare food with. Brief History Early Fountains 91243529406.jpg

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Gravity was the power source of water fountains up until the conclusion of the nineteenth century, using the potent power of water traveling downhill from a spring or brook to push the water through spigots or other outlets. The beauty and spectacle of fountains make them appropriate for historic monuments. When you see a fountain nowadays, that is definitely not what the 1st water fountains looked like. The 1st known water fountain was a stone basin created that served as a container for drinking water and ceremonial purposes. The original stone basins are suspected to be from around 2000 B.C.. The first fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to control the movement of water through the fountain. The location of the fountains was driven by the water source, which is why you’ll usually find them along aqueducts, canals, or rivers. Fountains with flowery decoration began to show up in Rome in about 6 BC, commonly gods and creatures, made with stone or bronze. Water for the public fountains of Rome was brought to the city via a complicated system of water aqueducts.

The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens

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The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens The introduction of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century considerably transformed The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. Architecture and horticulture were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But there was no time for home life, domestic architecture, and decoration until the Normans had conquered the whole realm. Monasteries and castles served different functions, so while monasteries were large stone structures assembled in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the people focused on understanding offensive and defensive practices. The barren fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of gardening. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is symbolized in Berkeley Castle, which is perhaps the most unscathed example we have. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. As a technique of deterring attackers from tunneling beneath the walls, an immense terrace encircles the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an ancient yew hedge cut into the shape of crude battlements.