A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also propel water high into the air for a noteworthy effect. From the beginning, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to ba
The Water Features
Water fountains were initially practical in purpose, used to convey water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, supplying the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. The force of gravity was the power source of water fountains up until the close of the 19th century, using the potent power of water traveling down
Did You Know How Technical Concepts of Water Fountains Became Known?
Spreading useful hydraulic knowledge and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated publications of the time. An internationally celebrated leader in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain designer, whose name has been lost to history. His expertise in creating la
Did You Know How Technical Concepts of Water Fountains Became Known?
Spreading useful hydraulic knowledge and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated publications of the time. An internationally celebrated leader in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain designer, whose name has been lost to history. His expertise in creating la
"Primitive" Greek Art: Large Statuary
Archaic Greeks were well known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the statues. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to represent beauty and were sculpted