Choose from Countless Outdoor Wall Fountain Designs
Choose from Countless Outdoor Wall Fountain Designs
If you want to create a place to relax as well as add some pizzazz to a small area such as a patio or courtyard, wall fountains are perfect because they do not take up much space. Conventional, antique, contemporary, or Asian are just some of the designs you can pick from when looking for an outdoor wall fountain to your liking. While there are innumerable prefabricated ones on the market, you may need a custom-built fountain if none of these are pleasing to you. The two kinds of fountains available to you are mounted and stand-alone models. Small, self-contained mounted wall fountains can be installed on any surface. Typically made of resin (to look like stone) or fiber glass, these kinds of fountains are lightweight and easy to hang. Free-standing fountains, often referred to as floor fountains, are sizable, have a basin positioned on the ground and a smooth side which leans against a wall. There are no weight limits on these types of cast stone water features.
Landscape designers often propose a custom-built fountain for a brand new or existing wall. Installing the basin against the wall and installing all the plumbing work requires a expert mason to do it right. A fountain mask or a spout also needs to be incorporated into the wall. Customized wall fountains lend to a unified appearance because they become part of the scenery rather than look like a later addition.
Where did Landscape Fountains Come From?
Where did Landscape Fountains Come From? The dramatic or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as supplying drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property.Pure practicality was the original role of fountains. Inhabitants of urban areas, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains had to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Used until the nineteenth century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from the power of gravity. Acting as an element of adornment and celebration, fountains also supplied clean, fresh drinking water. The main components used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly illustrating animals or heroes. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. Fountains enjoyed a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exert his power over nature.
To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building 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. Amazing water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the force of gravity with mechanical pumps.
Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the purposes of modern-day fountains.