One of the most unusual landmarks of Hyde Park, without any exaggeration, is the fountain built in honor of Princess Diana. Quite a few designs were entered in the competition to create it, but the winning entry was by the American landscape designer Catherine Gustafson.
The memorial fountain has an oval shape and resembles an unusual riverbed in which two arched channels are joined together. They are designed in such a way that the water in them flows in different directions. In one direction it runs like a babbling brook, while in the other it flows, gently rolling over low steps. These two streams seem to remind visitors that Lady Di's life was at one time calm and happy, and at another turbulent and difficult.
More than five hundred pieces of Cornish granite were used to build the fountain. Today, the area around this huge monument, measuring 50 by 80 meters, is always crowded. Diana's Fountain attracts Londoners and visitors to London with its simplicity and elegance. As a rule, people come here to relax quietly and reflect on life.
