Water fountains were initially practical in purpose, used to convey water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, supplying the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. The force of gravity was the power source of water fountains up until the close of the 19th century, using the potent power of water traveling down

Even though most sculptors were remunerated by the temples to embellish the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods, as the period came to a close, it became more common for sculptors to depict ordinary people as well because many of Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred. Affluent individ

Archaic Greeks were renowned for providing the first freestanding statuary; up till then, most carvings were made out of walls and pillars as reliefs. For the most part the statues, or kouros figures, were of young and nice-looking male or female (kore) Greeks. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to embody beauty and were sculpted with one foo

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

From its housing vessel to other components it comes in contact with, liquid in equilibrium applies force on everything it meets. There are 2 forms, hydrostatic load or outside forces. The liquid applies the same amount of force to the numerous spots that it comes in contact with, provided that the surface is level. All points on an objectââ‚