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Piazza della Repubblica, Rome: the fountain of the Naiads

RIBA Ref No RIBA113095
Architect/DesignerRutelli, Mario (1859-1941)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date1901
Image Date1970
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ROM/78
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectSquares ; Fountains ; Statues
NOTES: The fountain was commissioned for this site by Pope Pius IX in 1870. Completed in 1888, it originally showed four lions designed by Alessandro Guerrieri. These were then replaced in 1901 with sculptures of Naiads by Mario Rutelli from Palermo.
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