A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design
A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design A small patio or a courtyard is a great place to put your wall fountain when you seek out peace and quiet. You can also make the most of a small space by having one custom-made. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are essential for freestanding as well as mounted varieties. There are many different styles available on the market including traditional, contemporary, classical, or Asian.Stand-alone wall fountains, otherwise known as floor fountains, are noticeably big and feature a basin on the ground.
It is possible to incorporate a wall-mounted fountain onto an already existent wall or built into a new wall. Incorporating this type of water feature into your landscape brings a cohesiveness to the look you want to achieve rather than making it seem as if the fountain was merely added later.
The Genesis Of Fountains
The Genesis Of Fountains The dramatic or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, in addition to delivering drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. Pure functionality was the original purpose of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to supply them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or shoot high into the air. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for building it. Roman fountains usually depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his superiority over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome
The end of the 19th century saw the rise in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to strictly decorative elements. Gravity was substituted by mechanical pumps in order to permit fountains to bring in clean water and allow for amazing water displays.
Embellishing city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.