Acqua Vergine: The Solution to Rome's Water Problems
Acqua Vergine: The Solution to Rome's Water Problems
With the building of the very first elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, people who lived on the city’s hills no longer had to rely only on naturally-occurring spring water for their demands. Outside of these aqueducts and springs, wells and rainwater-collecting cisterns were the only techniques readily available at the time to supply water to spots of higher elevation. In the very early sixteenth century, the city began to make use of the water that ran beneath the earth through Acqua Vergine to deliver water to Pincian Hill. The aqueduct’s channel was made reachable by pozzi, or manholes, that were installed along its length when it was first engineered. Even though they were initially designed to make it possible to support the aqueduct, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi started using the manholes to gather water from the channel, starting when he obtained the property in 1543. He didn’t get an adequate amount water from the cistern that he had established on his residential property to collect rainwater. That is when he made a decision to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran directly below his residence.
A Smaller Garden Space? You Can Have a Water Fountain too!
A Smaller Garden Space? You Can Have a Water Fountain too! Since water is reflective, it has the effect of making a small space appear bigger than it is.
In order to achieve the maximum reflective properties of a water feature or fountain, it is best to use dark materials. Night time is a great time to draw attention to the lighted, colored underwater lights in your new water feature. Sunshine is required to power eco-lights during the day time while underwater lights are great for night use. The calming effect created by these is oftentimes used in nature techniques to alleviate anxiety and stress. The foliage in your yard is a very good spot to fit in your water feature. Turn your water feature such as a pond, artificial river, or fountain to turn the central piece of your backyard. The flexibility of water features is that they can be set up in large backyards as well as in small verandas. The best way to improve the ambience, place it in a good place and use the right accompaniments.