Book series „History of water supply“ - Volume 6

In the Baroque period, water played a special role as a means of urban planning and garden design. No era was more conducive to lavish festivals and parades—what could better underscore this quest for a riot of color and form than water, with its optical and acoustic effects?

The main article covers fountains, cascades, and fountains in princely gardens throughout Europe, as well as Baroque fountain systems in cities. Also presented are: the elaborate water supply system for such systems, using the example of the cascade at Seehof Palace in Memmelsdorf; the pumping station at the “Jessinger Tor” in Kirchheim/Teck; and the development of garden design from the Renaissance to the English landscape garden, using the example of the Thuringian royal cities of Gotha, Rudolstadt, and Weimar.