The Genesis Of Outdoor Fountains
The Genesis Of Outdoor Fountains
A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also launch water high into the air for an extraordinary effect. From the onset, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to provide potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. 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 gravity. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and celebrate the designer. The main materials used by the Romans to create 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 mimic the gardens of paradise. To show his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains built to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.
Since indoor plumbing became the standard of the day for fresh, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely ornamental. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by replacing 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.
Animals and Water Fountains
Animals and Water Fountains If you are considering getting a water feature, make sure your pets like it. Your stand-alone fountain may be taken for a big pool or a drinking pond by your pooch. Your pets will not be negatively affected if you add a wall water element to your yard. Think about the ideal place to put your water feature if you do not want birds to use it as a bathing pond. If you wish to purposely entice birds, however, putting in a birdbath is an ideal solution. Wall water fountains are excellent for indoor use as well if you want to sidestep these matters. It is common to find these types of fountains in dental or medical practices as well as in glamorous homes.The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens
The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the 11th century irreparably improved The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle.
The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. But before centering on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Most often built upon windy peaks, castles were fundamental constructs that allowed their occupants to spend time and space to offensive and defensive schemes, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings generally added in only the most fecund, extensive valleys. The bare fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of farming. Berkeley Castle, perhaps the most uncorrupted style of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists now. The keep is said to date from William the Conqueror's time. A big terrace recommended for strolling and as a means to stop enemies from mining below the walls runs about the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an ancient yew hedge trimmed into the shape of crude battlements.