It has a conical base circled by five stone bands which have two aedicules on the Peachtree Street axis, within which are plaques honoring the patrons who built the building.

Above the base is a tholos circled by five Doric columns, representing the five continents, which support five bronze Atlases who together carry a globe.

During this time, CNN estimated over 20,000 people were drawn to the World Athletes Monument to grieve and pay their respects.

The Atlanta City Council dedicated the space as the Prince of Wales’s Monument at Princess Diana Square.

[citation needed] On June 5, 2004, President Ronald Reagan died and once again thousands of people congregated around the World Athletes Monument to grieve.