The Fountain of the Naiads is located at the centre of the Piazza della Repubblica on the Viminal Hill. The fountain basin is circular and made of concrete. It includes a high central water jet and a number of lateral jets.[2] At night, the fountain is illuminated by LED lights.[3]
Around the basin are four bronze sculptures depicting naiads, who are water nymphs from classical mythology. 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 Glaucus symbolises the domination over natural forces. Glaucus is depicted as a naked and muscular man and the sculpture is reminiscent of the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He holds a dolphin from whose mouth the central jet emerges.[2]
I love watching fountains
They are quite therapeutic
it’s awesome fountain indeed
thanks for the details and lovely photo
The fountains in Rome are spectacular
Ha ha… I visited a museum about sewage in West London about 2 weeks ago.
I believe they also have some nymphs living in their huge septic tanks.
I hope you had a nose peg with you
Magnificent fountain! If only we could tame the forces of nature like mythological gods and nymphs.
I think the forces of nature tame us