Since garden water fountains are no longer hooked on a nearby pond, it is possible to install them close to a wall. Nowadays, you can do away with excavations, complicated installations and cleaning the pond. There is no plumbing necessary with this kind of self-contained water feature. Consistently adding water is the only necessity. Empty the wat

There are many celebrated fountains in the city center of Rome. Almost all of them were designed, architected and built by one of the finest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Also a city architect, he had capabilities as a water fountain designer, and traces of his life's work are apparent throughout the avenues of

In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting innovation captivated the notice and approval of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the last mentions of the mechanism. Merely years afterward, in 1592, the earliest modern Roman aqueduct, the Acqua Felice, was hooked up to the Medici’s villa, possibly making the device o

The Bethesda Fountain is located in New York's Central Park. It is part of the Bethesda Terrace which overlooks the fountain and is adjacent to the Central Park Lake, the largest body of water in the park, and the Ramble, a thirty six acre area of walking paths, scenic enclaves, and tiny streams. The Terrace was originally named the Water Terrace

As originally developed, water fountains were designed to be practical, guiding water from streams or aqueducts to the residents of towns and settlements, where the water could be utilized for cooking, cleaning, and drinking. To produce water flow through a fountain until the late 1800’s, and generate a jet of water, required gravi