TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Unforgettable Fountains from Around the World

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Unforgettable Fountains from Around the World

Large or small, fountains add an attractive element to a garden or house and create a lovely ambiance to a place. Fountains appeal to man's senses via sight, sound, and touch (since these helped provide "air conditioning.") A fountain can turn a dull garden or wall exciting. I've seen small gardens in Charleston, South Carolina turn absolutely charming by their use of fountains.

In ancient days, fountains were part of the waterworks of the city or town. They provided water to the residents. I admire how clever the ancients were in making attractive a necessary feature. Communities could gather around to enjoy it and perhaps cool off in the summertime. There probably was a place for laundry as well, and perhaps also a play area for children. In other words, fountains became part of parks. I'm surmising a lot of these, but I have links to the history of fountains below, so check them out

Here are some beautiful fountains from around the world, ancient and modern. Enjoy the pictures. I took them except for the top and bottom which are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Just click on a picture to make it larger.

Be sure and check out some of these links to fountains and to my other writings. Thanks for stopping by.

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books.. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.