The Fountain of the Naiads has its background in a desire to display water from Rome's Acqua Pia Antica Marcia, built as a restoration of the ancient Aqua Marcia and commissioned by Pope Pius IX, and was made to create something monumental for the Via Nazionale.
The Fountain of the Naiads originated from a wish to showcase water from Rome's Acqua Pia Antica Marcia, constructed as a renovation of the ancient Aqua Marcia and commissioned by Pope Pius IX, with the aim of creating something grand on the Via Nazionale.