tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post7153398991914954608..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Bold and Beautiful FountainsThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-58336405264225062122016-08-21T06:24:27.768-04:002016-08-21T06:24:27.768-04:00The Kern Estate fountain looks alot like the fount...The Kern Estate fountain looks alot like the fountain in the Rod Stewart classic The First Cut is the Deepest filmclip. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26680581420221254282011-08-02T16:43:39.223-04:002011-08-02T16:43:39.223-04:00Simply Grand- I visited Villa Turicum's blog. ...Simply Grand- I visited Villa Turicum's blog. Stunning!!! The restoration of the fountain is breathtaking!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14787733712638393842011-08-02T15:42:46.921-04:002011-08-02T15:42:46.921-04:00An excellent post, Jennifer.
There's another ...An excellent post, Jennifer.<br /><br />There's another grand hillside cascade north of Chicago in Lake Forest, Illinois, designed by Charles Adams Platt a hundred years ago for Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Platt created Villa Turicum & its gardens as an out-of-town escape for the brilliant & troubled McCormick, but the house was never occupied and after the McCormick's divorce & Edith's death, it gradually slid into decay. Its vandalized remains were finally torn down in the 1950s, but fragments of Platt's original gardens remain scattered among the several different properties that were created from the estate. <br /><br />In the last decade or so, a section of the original cascade--basically, the part that didn't slide down the hill and end up in what used to be a swimming pool at the lake's edge--has been restored by a local couple that built their own house where the villa once stood, and these days, more than half a century after it ceased to exist, Villa Turicum has its own fascinating blog. <br /><br />http://villaturicum.blogspot.com/2010/09/villa-turiucm-or-villa-lante.htmlMagnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-32407316299835163112011-08-02T11:03:56.508-04:002011-08-02T11:03:56.508-04:00Kathy- Thank you for your comment. How lucky that...Kathy- Thank you for your comment. How lucky that you saw the Peterhof fountains in person!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-76095601943386481122011-08-02T10:26:34.893-04:002011-08-02T10:26:34.893-04:00Jennifer-
I never fully appreciated the design asp...Jennifer-<br />I never fully appreciated the design aspects and beauty of a cascading fountain until you brought their beauty to light in this post. I have admired them but I took their unique beauty for granted. <br /><br />I have seen the fountains at Peterhof and they are truly magnificent. One thing that is remarkable about them is that they all work without the use of a pump. Natural springs supply the water that collects in a reservoir in the upper gardens of the Palace. The difference in height between the upper gardens and lower gardens creates enough pressure to drive the water through all 170+ fountains and 4 cascades throughout the nearly 300 acre grounds. It really is awe-inspiring. <br /><br />But after contemplating the simple beauty of the less powerful, rose-petal carrying cascade fountain of your soap opera, I am intrigued and want to see it in person. Thank you for this post.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913166926536859151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-1932741201765551132011-08-01T14:51:19.297-04:002011-08-01T14:51:19.297-04:00Anon- Thank you so much for this info! Now it all ...Anon- Thank you so much for this info! Now it all makes sense. Not that I know the Bells or anything, but I love them. They also produce my other fave soap Y&R!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54197627447003510482011-08-01T14:46:56.976-04:002011-08-01T14:46:56.976-04:00In fact, the Kern Estate is now the residence of t...In fact, the Kern Estate is now the residence of the Bell family, producers of that soap opera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88118127791176450322011-08-01T13:05:28.094-04:002011-08-01T13:05:28.094-04:00Daffodil- I just visited the site and those photos...Daffodil- I just visited the site and those photos of Chatsworth are beautiful! Thank you for the link!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-12739072561754259782011-08-01T11:22:17.490-04:002011-08-01T11:22:17.490-04:00http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/c...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/chatsworth-houses-cascade-fountain/<br /><br />The most eminent Jane Austen blogger posted about the Chatsworth cascade (all copyrighted but we can sneak a peek).<br /><br />Great post!"Daffodil Planter" Charlotte Germanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892686231029047130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-7713323078072288822011-08-01T11:13:51.782-04:002011-08-01T11:13:51.782-04:00Fantastic post... I love all of the extravagance.....Fantastic post... I love all of the extravagance... the gardens at Villa D'Este are really spectacular. I spent a day there after leaving Rome and I really don't think those fountains could have been more spectacular.JWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188661357305138356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-58479579000554541452011-08-01T10:37:03.697-04:002011-08-01T10:37:03.697-04:00Here in DC we have a GREAT old park called Meridia...Here in DC we have a GREAT old park called Meridian Hill Park which has an enormous cascading fountain. If you google it you can pull up the impressive pictures of it but I have some shots from above and some others of the park on a blog post from last year -i think you'd appreciate it!<br />http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2009/10/meridian-hill-park.htmlArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13256085616415836132011-08-01T09:20:22.544-04:002011-08-01T09:20:22.544-04:00Arnaud, You're welcome. And thank you for the...Arnaud, You're welcome. And thank you for the kind comment!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-6515551193238975692011-08-01T09:18:56.336-04:002011-08-01T09:18:56.336-04:00That is so romantic: "Ridge's rose petals...That is so romantic: "Ridge's rose petals certainly had a long way to travel"<br />Thank you for that dreamful post!Arnaud Chevaliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-30565677580135236892011-08-01T08:45:10.357-04:002011-08-01T08:45:10.357-04:00Columnist- Quite right! I tried to find decent ph...Columnist- Quite right! I tried to find decent photos of it, but the only ones I could find would pose copyright issues.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-49701059642129748402011-08-01T08:23:05.637-04:002011-08-01T08:23:05.637-04:00And of course the cascade at Chatsworth, which is ...And of course the cascade at Chatsworth, which is stunnning.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com