Features Hydro-Statics 101

When in equilibrium, liquid applies force to its container or any other material it comes in contact with. These fall into two types, hydrostatic load or outside force. The force applied by the liquid against a level wall is equivalent at every single point where it makes contact with the wall. Liquid in equilibrium will apply vertical pressure at

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The Earliest Public Water Features

The water from springs and other sources was initially supplied to the residents of nearby towns and municipalities via water fountains, whose purpose was largely practical, not aesthetic. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was required to pressurize the flow and send water spraying from the fountain's spout, a technology witho

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Outdoor Elegance: Fountains

Since garden water fountains are no longer dependent on a nearby pond, it is possible to place them close to a wall. Due to the myriad options available, it no longer necessary to contend with excavations, difficult installations or cleaning the pond. Due to its self-contained quality, this fountain no longer requires plumbing work. All the same, w

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Contemporary Sculpture in Old Greece

Even though the majority of sculptors were paid by the temples to embellish the detailed columns and archways with renderings of the gods, as the time period came to a close, it became more prevalent for sculptors to portray common people as well because plenty of Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred. Port

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Sculpture As a Staple of Vintage Art in Ancient Greece

The Archaic Greeks manufactured the very first freestanding statuary, an amazing achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are known as kouros figures. Thought of by Greeks to represent splendour, the kouroi we

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