Animals and Outdoor Fountains
Animals and Outdoor Fountains Be sure to take your pet into consideration when you are planning on installing a water feature. Pets such as dogs could mistake your freestanding fountain with a large pool to cool off in or a pond from which to drink. Think about installing a water element in your yard since it is a feature that will affect your much loved pets positively.
Your fountain may draw in birds who think it is a great place to cool down, so it is important to think about where you will place this type of water feature. Install a birdbath if your aim is to draw birds to your property. Setting up a wall water fountain inside your house is a good option if you want to avoid such troubles. Dentists’ and doctors’ practices as well as stately homes are just a few of the places where you can find these kinds of fountains.
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Come From?
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Come From? A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also launch water high into the air for an extraordinary effect.
The central purpose of a fountain was originally strictly practical. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, via aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move down or shoot high into the air. Artists thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for creating it. The main components used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly illustrating animals or heroes. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. To show his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entryway 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 entered the city of Rome
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. The introduction of special water effects and the recycling of water were 2 things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.
Contemporary fountains are used to embellish community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enhance recreational and entertainment events.