Back Story of Wall Fountains

Back Story of Wall Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, governed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of old classic Greek documents into Latin. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Starting in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent repair at the behest of the Pope. The ancient Roman tradition of building an awe-inspiring commemorative fountain at the point where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was resurrected by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the place where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The aqueduct he had reconditioned included modifications and extensions which eventually enabled it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.

The Circulation of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe

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The Circulation of Garden Water Fountains Engineering Knowledge in Europe Contributing to the development of scientific technology were the printed papers and illustrated publications of the day. They were also the primary method of transmitting practical hydraulic facts and fountain design ideas throughout Europe. A globally celebrated leader in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. By designing landscapes and grottoes with built-in and amazing water attributes, he started off his occupation in Italy by getting imperial mandates in Brussels, London and Germany. He authored a publication entitled “The Principles of Moving Forces” toward the conclusion of his life while in France which became the basic text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. The publication modified crucial hydraulic discoveries since classical antiquity as well as detailing contemporary hydraulic technologies. Dominant among these works were those of Archimedes, the creator of the water screw, a mechanized way of moving water. Sunlight heating water in two vessels concealed in a room adjacent to an ornamental fountain was presented in one illustration. The heated water expands and then ascends and shuts the water lines thereby activating the water fountain. Pumps, water wheels, water features and garden pond designs are mentioned in the text.