Modern Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains and their Roots

Modern Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains and their Roots A fountain, an incredible piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also propel water high into the air for a noteworthy effect.

From the onset, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Residents 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 higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move down or jet high into the air. Serving as an element of adornment and celebration, fountains also generated clean, fresh drinking water. The main materials used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners included fountains to create mini variations of the gardens of paradise. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were meant to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains constructed to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.

Urban fountains created at the end of the 19th century served only as decorative and celebratory ornaments since indoor plumbing provided the necessary drinking water. Modern Garden Decoration: Outdoor Fountains Roots 00042045.jpg Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

These days, fountains decorate public areas and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.

Architectural Statues in Historic Greece

Architectural Statues in Historic Greece Sculptors ornamented the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that time, it became more accepted for sculptors be compensated to show ordinary people as well. Portraiture, which would be accepted by the Romans upon their annexation of Greek civilization became traditional as well, and wealthy family members would sometimes commission a portrayal of their forebears to be added in enormous familial tombs. Over the years of The Greek Classical period, a time of aesthetic development, the use of sculpture and many other art forms transformed, so it is inaccurate to think that the arts served just one purpose. Greek sculpture was a cutting-edge component of antiquity, whether the reason was faith based fervor or aesthetic fulfillment, and its contemporary excellence may be what endears it to us now.