The Genesis Of Wall Fountains
The Genesis Of Wall Fountains A fountain, an incredible 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 soley there to serve as functional elements. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to provide drinkable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Up until the nineteenth, fountains had to be higher and closer to a water supply, such as aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Fountains were not only utilized as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times used by Romans to beautify their fountains. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. Fountains enjoyed a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exercise his power over nature. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to exalt their positions by adding beautiful baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by replacing the force of gravity with mechanical pumps.
Modern fountains are used to adorn community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enrich recreational and entertainment events.
The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design
The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons encountered great modifications to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But before concentrating on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Most often constructed upon windy peaks, castles were straightforward structures that allowed their inhabitants to devote time and space to offensive and defensive schemes, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings generally placed in only the most fecund, broad valleys.
The barren fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of gardening. Berkeley Castle, potentially the most uncorrupted style of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists in the present day. The keep is reported to have been conceived during the time of William the Conqueror. A big terrace meant for walking and as a way to stop enemies from mining under the walls runs about the building. On 1 of these terraces sits a charming bowling green: it is coated in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is formed into the shape of rough ramparts.