Archibald Memorial Fountain

Built in 1932, the Archibald Fountain in the heart of Hyde Park is recognized as Australia's most beautiful public fountain artwork. The fountain was built to commemorate the Australian-French Union during World War I and was inspired by French sculptors in ancient Greek and Roman architecture and art. In addition to enjoying the fountain's independent view during the day, it can also be photographed with the Sydney Tower and the Cathedral of Our Lady. The fountain will also spray out colored water columns at night, forming another beautiful scene.

Located in Hyde Park, the Archibald Fountain is named after the donor and is known as Australia's most beautiful public fountain, just a road from St Mary's Church. From Sydney’s CBD via Hyde Park to St Mary’s Church, into the Botanic Gardens and then to the Sydney Opera House, this is a classic walking route that will inevitably see the Archibald Fountain.

Traveling to Australia, this stop came to Sydney, went around the attractions in the city, and came to Hyde Park. In Hyde Park there is a fountain, the Yacht Bird Fountain, considered the most beautiful public fountain in Australia, which is mainly characterized by sculpture art and is named after the donor, built to commemorate the Australian-French Union in World War I. The fountain is inspired by Roman architecture, and often has buskers performing outside the fountain, attracting many tourists and becoming one of the classic tourist photo attractions.

The Archibald Fountain is a large fountain in Hyde Park, the entire fountain is very large in size, with a beautiful sculpture group. The fountain can change shape at any time, and is equipped with very soft music, is an iconic landscape in Hyde Park, it is worth stopping to enjoy.

The Archibald Fountain is considered the most beautiful public fountain in Australia. The fountain, which features bronze sculpture art, is located in the northern half of Hyde Park. It was built in 1932 and was funded by the founder of the newspaper J.F.Archibald and named after the donor, in honor of the French and Australian Alliance forces in World War I. The design of the entire fountain draws inspiration from the architecture and art of ancient Greece and Rome, and the glowing fountain depicts a picture of the sun god Apollo surrounded by a group of mysterious people and animals. The statue of Apollo, with the guqin in his left hand and the stretched right hand, seemed to appease the living. Apollo's outstretched hand pointed to St. Mary's Cathedral on the east side, behind which a fan-shaped spray represents the sun's rays, surrounded by three sets of Greek mythological gods, and several sets of bronze sculptures in the pool. The fountain was designed by the French sculptor Francois Sicard , with a romantic color. The three sets of statues are all made of nude to express the meaning. The fountain is parallel to the west side of the cathedral, behind the towering trees in Hyde Park. When the sun is shining, the cathedral is seen here, and there is an unparalleled beauty. The Archibald Fountain has long been considered a unique tourist attraction in Australia and a venue for buskers and meetings and gatherings for political groups.

The only way to St. Mary's Church, there are many seagulls and other kinds of birds on the side of the road, they are not afraid of people, and it is very good to sit nearby and take pictures. After going here, you can go to the botanical park, very close.

The Archibald Fountain is a good sculpture fountain, it is worth a visit, like to visit everywhere, there is a great goal to travel around the world, here is one of the stops, impressive.