A Peek into the Roots of Outdoor Fountains

The Roman scholar Pope Nicholas V (1397-1455) decided to have hundreds of historic Greek books translated into Latin. Continuing in his quest to make the city deserving of being called the capital of the Christian world, he resolved to enhance the beauty of the city as well. Beginning in 1453, he called for the reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine,

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How Technical Designs And Styles of Fountains Spread

Throughout the European countries, the chief means of spreading useful hydraulic information and fountain design suggestions were the circulated papers and illustrated publications of the day, which added to the evolution of scientific innovation. An un-named French fountain developer was an internationally renowned hydraulic innovator in the late

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Water Delivery Solutions in Ancient Rome

Aqua Anio Vetus, the first raised aqueduct assembled in Rome, started delivering the men and women living in the hills with water in 273 BC, though they had depended on natural springs up until then. When aqueducts or springs weren’t accessible, people dwelling at higher elevations turned to water pulled from underground or rainwat

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The First Outdoor Public Fountains

The water from rivers and other sources was initially provided to the inhabitants of nearby communities and municipalities via water fountains, whose design was mainly practical, not aesthetic. In the years before electricity, the spray of fountains was driven by gravity alone, commonly using an aqueduct or water source located far away in the near

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