How Fountains can be Good for the Environment
How Fountains can be Good for the Environment Have you always wanted to enhance the look of your residence? Well, think about adding beauty and value to your residence by installing a solar powered water fountain. You get all the advantages of an electric fountain, as well as other financial benefits and an overall betterment to your health.
Despite the high initial price, costs associated with these water features are worthwhile. Electrical power deficits will no longer impede utilizing your fountain since it will run on the energy of the sun. Constant running water fountains will probably lead to a higher electric bill at the end of the month. Even though short-term costs might be higher than you had anticipated, don't forget that your home is increasing in value.
Spending more money on our electric bills is not the only downside - the environment is negatively affected too. Becoming “green” is just one of the pluses of installing a solar water fountain running only on the energy of the sun. Using solar energy to power our homes as well as a water feature is important because it also safeguards our environment.
Less maintenance is a result of adding this kind of fountain. Clogs are avoided because there is no motor - which means less cleaning. And this means more you time!
The Source of Modern Wall Fountains
The Source of Modern Wall Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, reigned the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classical Greek texts into Latin. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the center of his ambitions. Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a desolate Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. The historical Roman tradition of marking the entry point of an aqueduct with an imposing celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The architect Leon Battista Alberti was commissioned by the Pope to build a wall fountain where we now see the Trevi Fountain. Changes and extensions, included in the repaired aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.