Rome’s First Water Transport Systems

Rome’s First Water Transport Systems Previous to 273, when the very first elevated aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was made in Rome, inhabitants who resided on hills had to go further down to get their water from natural sources. If people residing at higher elevations did not have accessibility to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to depend on the other existing solutions of the time, cisterns that accumulated rainwater from the sky and subterranean wells that drew the water from under ground. Rome’s First Water Transport Systems 6861759010344.jpg

In the early 16th century, the city began to use the water that flowed underground through Acqua Vergine to deliver drinking water to Pincian Hill. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Whilst these manholes were provided to make it easier to manage the aqueduct, it was also feasible to use containers to remove water from the channel, which was done by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi from the time he bought the property in 1543 to his passing in 1552. Despite the fact that the cardinal also had a cistern to get rainwater, it couldn't supply sufficient water. That is when he decided to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran directly below his residence.

Where did Fountains Begin?

Where did Fountains Begin? The amazing or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, in addition to delivering drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. Fountains Begin? 4731738018874.jpg

Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. Inhabitants of urban areas, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains needed to be connected to nearby aqueduct or spring. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and more elevated than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move downwards or shoot high into the air. Designers thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for building it. Roman fountains usually depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. 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

Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Embellishing city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the uses of modern-day fountains.

The Hellenic Republic: Architectural Sculpture

The Hellenic Republic: Architectural Sculpture Sculptors adorned the lavish columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the time came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that instant, it became more accepted for sculptors be compensated to depict everyday individuals as well. Wealthy families would often times commission a rendition of their forefathers for their big family burial tombs; portraiture additionally became common and would be appropriated by the Romans upon their acquisition of Greek society. Over the years of The Greek Classical period, a time of artistic development, the use of sculpture and many other art forms changed, so it is incorrect to think that the arts delivered just one function. Greek sculpture is probably attractive to us at present seeing that it was an avant-garde experiment in the ancient world, so it doesn't matter whether its original purpose was religious zeal or artistic pleasure.