Outdoor Water Features Lost to History

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As initially developed, water fountains were designed to be functional, guiding water from creeks or aqueducts to the inhabitants of towns and villages, where the water could be used for cooking food, washing, and drinking. A supply of water higher in elevation than the fountain was necessary to pressurize the movement and send water squirting from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal until the late 19th century. Typically used as memorials and commemorative structures, water fountains have impressed men and women from all over the planet all through the centuries. The common fountains of today bear little likeness to the very first water fountains. The very first accepted water fountain was a rock basin created that was used as a container for drinking water and ceremonial purposes. The initial stone basins are presumed to be from about 2000 BC. The spraying of water appearing from small jets was forced by gravity, the only power source builders had in those days. Drinking water was provided by public fountains, long before fountains became ornate public monuments, as beautiful as they are functional. Fountains with embellished Gods, mythological beasts, and creatures began to appear in Rome in about 6 B.C., crafted from rock and bronze. Water for the public fountains of Rome was brought to the city via a elaborate system of water aqueducts.

The Major Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture

The Major Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture Archaic Greeks were known for developing the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Major Characteristics Ancient Greek Sculpture 952300723115781494.jpg

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For the most part the statues, or kouros figures, were of adolescent and desirable male or female (kore) Greeks. Symbolizing beauty to the Greeks, the kouroi were crafted to look rigid and always had foot forward; the males were healthy, sturdy, and naked. Around 650 BC, life-size versions of the kouroi began to be observed. Throughout the Archaic period, a great time of change, the Greeks were developing new types of government, expressions of art, and a greater awareness of people and cultures outside Greece. Equivalent to many other times of historical unrest, arguments were commonplace, and there were battles between city-states like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos.