The fountain was built in 2002 as part of a comprehensive urban and architectural renovation of Hviezdoslav Square led by the architects Otto Grossmann and Juraj Šimek. The work comprises a simple water basin with a long rectangular profile that runs parallel to the axis of the square. The basin is separated from the surrounding environment by a low wall clad with polished granite slabs on its upper and outer surfaces, and grey painted inner surfaces. Around the sides, convex circular lights illuminate from below the water. 

Inside the southwestern end of the basin, a block covered with polished granite slabs sprays a wide horizontal stream of water. The basin also features twenty-seven nozzles along its longitudinal axis that spray vertical jets of water. 

A pedestrian bridge with a concrete deck covered by stone paving runs perpendicular to the fountain at approximately mid-length. Its double-sided railings feature horizontal and vertical elements finished in stainless steel. 

The fountain, sometimes called the "moat", aims to evoke the flow of the River Danube. Originally, all its tributaries were to be depicted on the fountain wall, but this was not implemented for financial reasons. The composition of the stone paving on Hviezdoslav Square also metaphorically evokes the waves of the Danube. 

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Research status as of  04. 06. 2023.