You can improve your exterior area by including a wall fountain or an outdoor garden water feature to your property or gardening project. Contemporary artists and fountain builders alike use historic fountains and water features to shape their creations. As such, the effect of adding one of these to your home decor binds it to past times. The water
Ancient Crete & The Minoans: Wall Fountains
Various kinds of conduits have been unveiled through archaeological excavations on the island of Crete, the birthplace of Minoan civilization. These supplied water and removed it, including water from waste and storms. The primary components used were stone or clay. Terracotta was selected for channels and conduits, both rectangle-shaped and spheri
The Myriad of Wonders at Your Feet Aboard a World Cruise
Modern-day travelers have made world cruises increasingly popular, compelling many cruise providers to include these trips on their schedules. The increased interest in traveling across the world’s oceans, seas and rivers means that the current figure of 25 million travelers per year will increase in the near future. The myriad opt
The Concept of Hydrostatics
When in equilibrium, liquid delivers power to its container or any other material it comes in contact with. There are two kinds of force, hydrostatic energies and external forces. When pushing against a level wall, the fluid applies equal force at various points on the wall. Liquid in equilibrium will employ vertical pressure at every point of an o
Renaissance Water Fountains of Tuscany
Two noticeable types of Tuscan water fountains highly regarded in the fifteenth century were designed for the center of a piazza, court, or garden called the freestanding or "isolated" kind; and the "engaged" or wall fountain, placed against a wall at the end of a square or plaza. Nowadays the residential property of the Banca del Monte dei Paschi,