Garden Wall Fountains: An Amazing Display

Even a living space with a contemporary style can be improved with a wall fountain. They can also add a touch of elegance to your decor since they are also available in modern-day materials including glass and stainless steel. Is your home or office space in short supply? A wall water fountain is most likely the best option for you. You can save your invaluable space by putting one on a wall. You may note that many busy office lobbies have fountains. You can also install wall fountains outdoors. Exterior wall water features can be manufactured of fiberglass or resin. Use water fountains made of these weather-proof materials to liven up your back yard, patio, or other outdoor space.

Wall fountains can be made in a multitude of different designs ranging from contemporary to classic and provincial. Your design ideas determine the most appropriate kind for your needs. A city dweller’s decor ideas might call for polished glass whereas a mountaineer might want a more traditional material such as slate for a mountain lodge. Your personal decoration plans determine the material you select. Fountains are features which no doubt delight those who visit your home.

Where did Landscape Fountains Originate from?

Pure functionality was the original purpose of fountains. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains functioned using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were an optimal source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and memorialize the artist. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to decorate their fountains. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his dominance 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 made to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.

Since indoor plumbing became the norm 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. Gravity was substituted by mechanical pumps in order to enable fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.

Embellishing city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the uses of modern-day fountains.