Archaic Greek Artwork: Garden Statuary

Up until the Archaic Greeks created the very first freestanding statuary, a remarkable achievement, carvings had mainly been completed in walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to rep

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The Early, Unappreciated Water-Moving System

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

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The Dispersion of Water Fountain Design Knowledge

Spreading pragmatic hydraulic information and water feature design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the written papers and illustrated publications of the time. In the later part of the 1500's, a French water feature architect (whose name has been lost) was the internationally renowned hydraulics pioneer. His know-how in creating garde

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The Elegance of Wall Water Fountains

Your loved ones and friends will appreciate the beauty a wall fountain lends to your decor. Having a wall water feature in your daily life not only stimulates the eyes with its loveliness but also your ears with the gentle background sounds it produces. In order to leave a lasting memory on your visitors, share the beauty and soft sounds of your wa

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Can Large Outdoor Fountains Help Detoxify The Air?

An otherwise boring ambiance can be livened up with an indoor wall fountain. Setting up this sort of indoor feature positively affects your senses and your general health. Science supports the hypothesis that water fountains are excellent for you. Water features generally generate negative ions which are then counterbalanced by the positive ions pr

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