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154: 267: 279: 243: 255: 36: 458: 228:. They are the Nymph of the Lakes, who is shown together with a swan, the Nymph of the Rivers, who rests on a river monster, Oceanina—the Nymph of the Oceans—who is taming a wild horse representing waves, and the Nymph of Groundwater, who reclines on a dragon's back. At the centre of the fountain, a sculpture of the sea god 181:. The current structure replaced a temporary fountain which had been inaugurated on 10 September 1870. The new fountain was built in 1888 and was designed by the architect Alessandro Guerrieri who decorated it with four plaster lions. 188:
created a set of bronze statues which replaced the lions. The new version of the fountain was inaugurated in 1901. Rutelli's original centre piece was considered unsuitable and moved to the garden of the
293:, of which it is regarded as one of the principal examples in Rome. According to the writer and journalist Willy Pocino, it "is considered the most beautiful of Rome's modern fountains". 209:. The fountain basin is circular and made of concrete. It includes a high central water jet and a number of lateral jets. At night, the fountain is illuminated by 483: 278: 232:
symbolises the domination over natural forces. Glaucus is depicted as a naked and muscular man and the sculpture is reminiscent of the works of
266: 513: 462: 498: 254: 242: 76: 488: 518: 190: 397: 153: 508: 503: 202: 126: 54: 493: 133:. The fountain was created by the architect Alessandro Guerrieri in 1888. Its four bronze sculptures of 478: 193:. It was replaced by a 1912 sculpture group by Rutelli before the fountain was re-inaugurated in 1914. 35: 410: 392:]. Biblioteca de Il Messaggero (in Italian). Vol. 6. Rome: Newton & Compton Editori. 166: 413:[Piazza della Repubblica, the fountain reactivated: water returns to the monument]. 233: 178: 8: 225: 430: 393: 114: 161:
The Fountain of the Naiads has its background in a desire to display water from
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were added in 1901 and Rutelli's central sculpture of the god
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The Fountain of the Naiads is located at the centre of the
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The fountain in the 1890s when it had sculptures of lions
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Around the basin are four bronze sculptures depicting
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Piazza della Repubblica, Rome
Italy
41°54′10″N 12°29′47″E / 41.90272°N 12.49625°E / 41.90272; 12.49625
Italian
Rome
Piazza della Repubblica
Viminal Hill
naiads
Mario Rutelli
Glaucus

Rome
Acqua Pia Antica Marcia
Aqua Marcia
Pope Pius IX
Via Nazionale
Mario Rutelli
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Piazza della Repubblica
Viminal Hill
LED lights
naiads
nymphs
classical mythology
Glaucus
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
The Nymph of the Lakes
The Nymph of the Rivers
The Nymph of the Oceans

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