Your Patio: An Ideal Spot for a Wall Fountain
Your Patio: An Ideal Spot for a Wall Fountain The area outside your home can be enhanced by adding a wall or a garden fountain to your landscaping or garden project.
Contemporary designers and fountain builders alike use historic fountains and water features to shape their creations. Therefore, in order to connect your home to previous times, add one these in your home decor. The advantage of having a garden fountain extends beyond its beauty as it also attracts birds and other wildlife, in addition to harmonizing the ecosystem with the water and moisture it emits into the atmosphere. Flying, bothersome insects, for instance, are scared away by the birds congregating around the fountain or birdbath. The area required for a cascading or spouting fountain is considerable, so a wall fountain is the ideal size for a small yard. Two possibilities to choose from include either a freestanding type with an even back set against a fence or wall in your backyard, or a wall-mounted, self-contained type which hangs on a wall. A water feature can be added to an existing wall if you include some kind of fountain mask as well as a basin to gather the water at the bottom. It is best not to undertake this job on your own as professional plumbers and masons are best suited to do this kind of work.
The First Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains
The First Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains The translation of hundreds of classical Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who led the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. It was important for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world.
At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453. The historical Roman tradition of marking the arrival point of an aqueduct with an magnificent celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The present-day location of the Trevi Fountain was formerly occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and built by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. The aqueduct he had reconditioned included modifications and extensions which eventually enabled it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the renowned baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.