Archaic Greeks were well known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the statues. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to represent beauty and were sculpted

In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting creation attracted the notice and admiration of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the very last mentions of the gadget. It could be that the Acqua Felice, the second of Rome’s initial modern aqueducts made the unit obsolete when it was connected to the Villa Medici in 15

A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also propel water high into the air for a noteworthy effect. From the beginning, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to ba

An otherwise lackluster ambiance can be livened up with an indoor wall fountain. Your eyes, your ears and your well-being can be favorably influenced by including this type of indoor feature in your house. Scientific research supports the theory that water fountains are good for you. The negative ions generated by water features are countered by th

Archaic Greeks were well known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the statues. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to represent beauty and were sculpted