Thousands of people pass it every day.
The photos they took have been preserved in the archives and here they are once more.
Have a look at construction day images, icy scenes, and a light display from 2014.
1. Fountain scenes
Photos from the changing face of the fountain roundabout.
2. On display in the Civic Centre
Get in touch if you remember the 1989 Seaburn fountain design exhibition at the Civic Centre. Here are Chantelle Scrafton, 14, and Anthony Summers, 14 preparing their models for the exhibition.
3. Taking shape
Under construction in 1989. Tell us if you watched the work in progress.
4. Watching it happen
Getting a close-up view of the construction work 34 years ago.