Wall Fountains: The Minoan Civilization
Wall Fountains: The Minoan Civilization Fountains and Water and the Minoan Civilization
These supplied water and extracted it, including water from waste and storms. Rock and terracotta were the elements of choice for these channels. When made from terracotta, they were usually in the shape of canals and round or rectangle-shaped piping. There are two illustrations of Minoan clay piping, those with a shortened cone shape and a U-shape which have not been observed in any society ever since. Terracotta conduits were utilized to administer water at Knossos Palace, running up to three meters under the flooring. The pipes also had other functions including gathering water and diverting it to a centralized area for storage. These terracotta piping were essential to perform: Subterranean Water Transportation: It’s not quite known why the Minoans wanted to transport water without it being seen. Quality Water Transportation: The conduits may furthermore have been chosen to carry water to water fountains which were different from the city’s regular technique.
Modern Garden Decoration: Fountains and their Beginnings
Modern Garden Decoration: Fountains and their Beginnings A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to provide drinking water, as well as for decorative purposes.Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Used until the 19th 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 gravity.
Artists thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the artist responsible for building it. Roman fountains often depicted imagery of animals or heroes made of metal or stone masks. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to mimic the gardens of paradise. The fountains seen in the Gardens of Versailles were intended to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. To mark the entryway 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 entered the city of Rome
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Gravity was replaced by mechanical pumps in order to enable fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.
These days, fountains decorate public spaces and are used to honor individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.