It’s up to you what kind of romantic holiday is best for you, no matter if it’s at some lavish resort or a more casual place where you can share quiet, romantic moments. Even a pricey gift can be one-upped by an intimate, romantic holiday with the special person in your life. And, more and more resorts are catering

Spreading useful hydraulic knowledge and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated publications of the time. An internationally celebrated leader in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain designer, whose name has been lost to history. His expertise in creating la

Multi-talented individuals, fountain designers from the 16th to the late 18th century often served as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci as a innovative genius, inventor and scientific expert exemplified this Renaissance artist. He systematically recorded his findings in his c

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

With the manufacturing of the very first elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, individuals who lived on the city’s hillsides no longer had to be dependent entirely on naturally-occurring spring water for their needs. When aqueducts or springs weren’t available, people living at raised elevations