Description
A scene with the Fontana delle Naiadi (Fountain of the Naiads) in the center of Piazza della Repubblica (Republic Square), in the historic heart of Rome, with the archeological remains of the Terme di Diocleziano (Baths of Diocletian) in the background. The Fountain of the Naiads was built in 1870 during the pontificate of Pope Pius IX, a few days before the conquest of Rome by the troops of the Kingdom of Italy and the end of the temporal power of the papacy, by the artists Mario Rutelli e Alessandro Guerrieri. Piazza della Repubblica is located on the edge of the Rione Monti and the central Via Nazionale. In 1980 the historic center of Rome was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Image in high definition quality.