Al final del parque, dominado por la Gran Cascada (82 m de altura), hay una gran pila de agua adornada con el famoso grupo de Diana y Acteón, esculpido por Paolo Persico, Pietro Solari y Angelo Brunelli. Por un lado está Diana, la diosa de la caza y de los bosques (no es casualidad que la zona que hay detrás sea el Bosco di San Silvestro), rodeada de ninfas dispuestas a lanzarse al agua; por otro lado está Acteón, que, habiendo osado mirar a Diana en su desnudez, y en venganza lo convierte en un ciervo que luego será mutilado por sus propios perros.
Entre los grupos escultóricos ruge con fuerza la gran cascada, como símbolo de vida y purificación. El culto a Diana era muy popular en la zona de Caserta, rica en bosques y animales salvajes. De hecho, se le dedicó un templo con el nombre de Tifatina, sobre cuyas ruinas se construyó la basílica de Sant'Angelo in Formis.
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