Illustrated Architecture Dictionary .................. Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
.................. Illustrated
FURNITURE Glossary
Fountain
A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
A system of pipes and nozzles through which water is forced under pressure to produce ornamental jets, spouts or showers.
During the Renaissance period in Italy, gardens became more complex and used spouting fountains and waterfalls.
Stylized, bas-relief fountain images were popular in the Art Deco era.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Williams-Butler House
- Gates Circle
- M&T Bank
- Days Park
- Indoor fountain - Bush/Depew House
- Indoor fountain - Knox House
- Bas-relief - Kensington High School / Olmsted School
- Bas-relief - Kenmore-Tonawanda Municipal Building
- Bas-relief - Vars Building
Examples outside of Buffalo:
- Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
- Three fountains, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy
Bas-relief
- Four Fountains, Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale, Rome, Italy
- Fontana del Pantheon, Rome, Italy
- Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Place de la Concorde, Paris, France
- Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France
- Neptune Fountain, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy
- Hermitage Theatre, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
