Trickling Waterfall Fountain Table
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The history of mankind has been closely tied to our ability to find fresh drinking water, as we quickly learned that it's quite difficult to establish any form of civilization when you're thirsty all the time. Of course, for early man, this meant setting up shop near a river or stream and never straying too far from it. Eventually, however, we figured out a way to bring the water to us by using fountains.
The first known fountain was discovered in Iraq, in the form of interconnected stone basins that the ancient Assyrians used to divert water from the Comel River. While their contemporaries in Egypt were able to utilize the Nile for drinking and irrigation, the Assyrians had the benefit of a water source on higher ground, allowing them to use gravity to fill their fountains.
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In the 6th century B.C.E., the Greeks created a vast system of aqueducts that transported water to their cities via bronze pipes from rural springs and rivers. The Romans, on the other hand, used lead pipes to siphon water from mountain springs. Rome was filled with fountains, with over 600 available to the general public and even more reserved for the wealthy and powerful.
By the Medieval period, fountains became primarily artistic installations. Many monasteries commissioned fountains in areas designed for reflection and rumination, as the sound of the running water was considered soothing.
During the Renaissance, the customs of antiquity became highly valued, and, as such, a focus was placed on recreating fountains in public spaces. These installations were commissioned by various popes and were intended to show off the opulence of the cities in which they were placed, ideally to demonstrate the wealth that accompanied being a faithful follower of Christ, because Jesus was all about chasing that paper.
In the 19th century, many cities in Europe and America experienced population booms, and supplying enough water to their citizens increasingly became a concern. This led to a rise in the construction of aqueducts bringing water from the country to fountains in the city, and the invention of the steam pump enabled citizens to put fountains inside their homes for the first time. This meant that, by century's end, public fountains were used almost exclusively for decoration.
Since then, fountain construction has slowed considerably, and any new creations are purely for decoration. We no longer get our drinking water from fountains, but they have become increasingly popular in homes and offices as a means to establish a classy and soothing atmosphere.
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