Rome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, And Outdoor Water Fountains

There are countless celebrated water fountains in Rome’s city center. One of the best ever sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed, conceptualized and built almost all of them. Marks of his life's efforts are evident throughout the roads of Rome simply because, in addition to his capabilities as a

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5-Star Cruises: A Journey Unto Itself

To take part in the exciting expedition of moving through the enormous oceans aboard an opulent 5-star cruiser is to leave your stresses behind. Certainly, there are many other travel solutions that will get you to your destination in much less time, but none of them can compare to the luxury and decadence of a cruise. This sort of voyage lets you

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The Dissemination of Fountain Design Knowledge

Dissiminating useful hydraulic knowledge and water feature design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the written papers and illustrated books of the time. An internationally recognized innovator in hydraulics in the late 1500's was a French fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. His competence in designing gardens and gr

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Inventors of the First Water Fountains

Multi-talented individuals, fountain artists from the 16th to the late 18th century often functioned as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci as a imaginative genius, inventor and scientific virtuoso exemplified this Renaissance master. He methodically noted his ideas in his currently

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