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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]
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads" target="_blank">The Fountain of the Naiads</a> is located at the centre of the <a title="Piazza della Repubblica, Rome" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Repubblica,_Rome">Piazza della Repubblica</a> on the <a title="Viminal Hill" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viminal_Hill">Viminal Hill</a>. The fountain basin is circular and made of concrete. It includes a high central water jet and a number of lateral jets.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPocino2004307-2">[2]</a></sup> At night, the fountain is illuminated by <a title="LED lamp" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp">LED lights</a>.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTERomaToday2019-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Around the basin are four bronze sculptures depicting <a title="Naiad" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naiad">naiads</a>, who are water <a title="Nymph" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph">nymphs</a> from <a title="Classical mythology" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mythology">classical mythology</a>. 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&#8217;s back. At the centre of the fountain, a sculpture of the sea god <a title="Glaucus" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus">Glaucus</a> symbolises the domination over natural forces. Glaucus is depicted as a naked and muscular man and the sculpture is reminiscent of the works of <a title="Gian Lorenzo Bernini" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini">Gian Lorenzo Bernini</a>. He holds a dolphin from whose mouth the central jet emerges.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPocino2004307-2">[2]</a></sup></p>
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		<title>Fountain of the Naiads, Piazza della Repubblica &#8211; Rome</title>
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From Wiki:

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]
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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads" target="_blank">From Wiki</a>:</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Fountain of the Naiads is located at the centre of the <a title="Piazza della Repubblica, Rome" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Repubblica,_Rome">Piazza della Repubblica</a> on the <a title="Viminal Hill" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viminal_Hill">Viminal Hill</a>. The fountain basin is circular and made of concrete. It includes a high central water jet and a number of lateral jets.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPocino2004307-2">[2]</a></sup> At night, the fountain is illuminated by <a title="LED lamp" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp">LED lights</a>.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTERomaToday2019-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Around the basin are four bronze sculptures depicting <a title="Naiad" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naiad">naiads</a>, who are water <a title="Nymph" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph">nymphs</a> from <a title="Classical mythology" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mythology">classical mythology</a>. 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&#8217;s back. At the centre of the fountain, a sculpture of the sea god <a title="Glaucus" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus">Glaucus</a> symbolises the domination over natural forces. Glaucus is depicted as a naked and muscular man and the sculpture is reminiscent of the works of <a title="Gian Lorenzo Bernini" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini">Gian Lorenzo Bernini</a>. He holds a dolphin from whose mouth the central jet emerges.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Naiads#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPocino2004307-2">[2]</a></sup></p>
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