The Importance of Public Water Works

The word fountain stems from the Latin fawns, which can refer to both artificial and natural water features. Regional water availability played a role in what form fountains took and how they were fed. Ancient Egyptians bringing water out for the people or for personal use, it was a matter of pulling water from the mighty Nile. Meanwhile, the Minnolans and the Greeks brought water down from the mountains via aqueducts.