From viticulture and art to science and democracy, historians credit the establishment of modern civilization to the countries along the southern coast of Europe. The “Old World” is without a doubt a land rich in history. If you lay in the sun on the beaches of Spain and Italy, study the historical sights of Greece and

The dramatic or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as delivering drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. Inhabitants of cities, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which me

Water-lifting systems date all the way back to the Hellenistic period and entail such systems as the Archimedes Screw, water wheel, and the pump invented by Ctesibius. Not one of these instruments were optimal, however, and all were incapable of bringing water to additional heights in adequate amounts, like the thirty meters between the Acqua Vergi

Initially, the term "fountain" referred to some all-natural spring or resource, but it surely has come to mean a man-made composition made to have and shift water, giving people with refreshment, and aesthetic enjoyment, or both of those. The sound sculptural or architectural composition is intended to govern and shape the fluidity of water into fr

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