A Wall Water Feature to Fit Your Decor
A Wall Water Feature to Fit Your Decor Having a wall fountain in your backyard or on a terrace is great when you seek to relax. You can have one custom-built to fit your specifications even if you have a small amount of space.
A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are necessary for freestanding as well as mounted types. There are any number of models to choose from most notably traditional, contemporary, classic, or Asian. Freestanding wall fountains, commonly known as floor fountains, are relatively big and feature a basin on the ground.
You can choose to put your wall-mounted feature on an preexisting wall or build it into a new wall. Incorporating this kind of water feature into your landscape adds a cohesiveness to the look you want to achieve rather than making it seem as if the fountain was merely added later.
The Root of Modern Wall Fountains
The Root of Modern Wall Fountains Himself a highly educated man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of ancient documents from their original Greek into Latin. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had transported fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope.
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 Trevi Fountain now occupies the area formerly filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. The water which eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain as well as the acclaimed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona flowed from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.