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Diana Memorial Fountain. The fountain was built with the best materials, talent and technology. It contains 545 pieces of Cornish granite - each shaped by the latest computer-controlled machinery and pieced together by hand using traditional skills. The design aims to reflect Diana's life, water flows from the highest point in two directions as ...
Coordinates: 51°30′16.73″N 00°10′17.43″W. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in London's Hyde Park. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial in London dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a car crash in 1997. It was designed to express Diana's spirit and love of children. [1]
Feb 1, 2017 · Text description provided by the architects. Opened by HM The Queen in 2004, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain was one of the most high-profile publicly-funded projects in the UK and ...
As you stroll through Hyde Park, visit the memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales, which was opened in 2004. The fountain is made from 545 pieces of Cornish granite - each shaped by computer-controlled machinery and pieced together using traditional skills. The design aims to reflect Diana's life; water flows from the highest point in two ...
- Serpentine Bridge, Hyde Park, W8 4PX
- 0300 061 2000
The Design. The design for the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain by Gustafson Porter + Bowman went through a number of key stages. It began with the designers’ first model of the Memorial and their description of the complex textures, patterns and water features on its surface that would make the water tumble, cascade, curl and bubble as it ran its course.
The memorial has a wheelchair-accessible pathway. Fans of Princess Diana can click on The Royal Parks website and download a map of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, a 7-mile walk (marked out by 90 plaques on the ground) through Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St James's Park.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2004. Designed by American landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson the oval stone fountain reflects Diana's life and her inclusive, open personality. Water, pumped from deep below, flows from the highest point down the two sides of the ...
