The Beautiful Early Wonders by Bernini

Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a breath taking work of art found at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. 
Roman residents and site seers who appreciate conversation as well as being the company of others still flood this spot. 
The streets neighboring his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most fashionable gathering places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. 
Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII mandated what was to be the very first fountain of the artist's career. 
Depicted in the fountain's design is a great ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. 
According to 16th century texts, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was commemorated by the tremendous fountain. 
In what became his only prolonged absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665. 

Garden Fountains As Water Features

The movement of water streaming in or through a large feature is what identifies of a water feature. 
A simple hanging fountain or an intricate courtyard tiered fountain are just two examples from the vast range of articles available. 
Known for their adaptability, they can be included either inside or outside. 
Ponds and swimming pools are also thought of as water elements. 

Consider placing a water feature such as a garden wall fountain to your ample backyard, yoga studio, cozy patio, apartment balcony, or office building. 
The comforting sounds of trickling water from a fountain please the senses of sight and hearing of anyone closeby. 
With their aesthetically pleasing shape you can also use them to enhance the style in your home or other living area. 
You can also have fun watching the striking water display, experience the serenity, and reduce any undesirable noises with the soothing sounds of water. 

The Advantages of Having an Indoor Wall Water Feature in your Home or Office

Your indoor living space can profit from an interior wall fountain because it beautifies your home and also lends it a contemporary feel. 
Installing this kind of fountain in your home or office permits you to create an area for your loved ones and clients where there is little noise as well as minimal stress and maximum relaxation. 

Installing one of these interior wall water features will also gain the attention and admiration your staff and clients alike. 
An interior water feature is certain to captivate all those who see it while also impressing your loudest naysayers. 

While sitting underneath your wall fountain you can indulge in the peace it provides after a long day's work and enjoy watching your favorite sporting event. 
The musical sounds produced by an indoor water feature are known to discharge negative ions, remove dust and pollen from the air as well as sooth and pacify those in its vicinity. 

The Defining Characteristics of Classic Greek Statuary

The primitive Greeks manufactured the first freestanding statuary, an awesome achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. 
For the most part the statues, or kouros figures, were of adolescent and nice-looking male or female (kore) Greeks. 
Symbolizing beauty to the Greeks, the kouroi were made to look rigid and always had foot in front; the males were healthy, robust, and nude. 
In around 650 BC, the varieties of the kouroi became life-sized. 
The Archaic period was tumultuous for the Greeks as they progressed into more refined forms of government and art, and acquired more data about the peoples and civilizations outside of Greece. 
Conflicts like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos, and other wars involving city-states are indicatory of the disruptive nature of the time, which was similar to other periods of historical disturbance.  However, these conflicts did not significantly hinder the advancement of the Greek civilization. 

Water Fountains for Cats

Anytime your cat hears water flowing in the kitchen, does he come running? 
Does he check the water in his bowl with his paw or drink toilet water? 
Cats do not like to drink water that is not moving, and this act shows this. 
They are not driven to look for water much at all. 

In nature, cats tend to ingest moisture-rich meat, which means they do not need to regularly seek out water. 
For this reason, an instinctual longing for water never evolved in felines. 
That said, domesticated cats do in fact need extra water, so it is up to you to supply it. 

With a cat fountain, you know your cat has enough water available. 

It will have plenty of clean water if you put one in your yard. 
Fountains come in various shapes and sizes, so be sure to buy one that best fits the needs of your cat. 
There are fountains that always have constant flowing clean water while others have a bowl which refills as your cat drinks from it. 

The Magnificent Tones of Musical Fountains

The three-dimensional images produced by musical fountains, or dancing fountains, is a kind of animated, attractively fashioned fountain used for entertainment purposes. 
The resulting effect of timed sound waves and timed light - including lasers- hitting against water particles creates an amazing show. 
The three-dimensional images are created by the water refracting and reflecting the light. 

Such large-scale installations, utilize hundreds of water jets and lights, and can cost into the millions of dollars. 
Musical features can be quite complicated and require a certain degree of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and electronic pieces that just might be more amazing to the audience than the actual show! 

The fountain in Dubai is the largest musical undertaking worldwide. 
WET Design of California, who gained fame by designing the water feature of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, created it on the 30-acre man-made Burj Khalifa Lake. 
This fountain requires an incredible 6,600 lights, 25 colored projectors, fog and fire. 
Sending water 150 meters (490 feet, comparable to a 50-story building) into the sky, it measures 207-meters (902 feet) and includes music such as classical pieces, contemporary Arabic music as well as world music. 
The end cost was estimated at 218 million dollars. 
May 8, 2009 saw the formal opening of the fountain and the Dubai Mall by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. 
One has the perfect view of the fountain, located in front of the Burj Khalifa, from the Souk Al Bahar or the Dubai Mall. 

The Beginnings of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains

Hundreds of classic Greek texts were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. 
He undertook the embellishment of Rome to make it into the worthy capital of the Christian world. 
Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a desolate Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. 
The historical Roman custom of marking the arrival point of an aqueduct with an imposing celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V.
The architect Leon Battista Alberti was commissioned by the Pope to put up a wall fountain where we now see the Trevi Fountain. 
Modifications and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply. 

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