Best places: Fountains in Peterhof, Russia

👍👍 A very beautiful place filled with grandeur and splendor, a pleasant park for walks, the indescribable beauty of the fountains, worth visiting more than once. Museum

Majestic ensemble of fountains with unique, opulent architecture & golden statues.

👍 Unique water fountain located at the eastern part of the Lower Park in Peterhof.

👍👍 Impressive! Ideal architecture. It is impossible to tear yourself away from the flow of water, especially along the steps. By the way, there are four cascades in the park, this is one of them. The “Lion” (Hermitage) cascade is compositionally connected with the Hermitage. It was built in 1799–1801 a...

👍👍 The Adam and Eve fountain is located on Marlinskaya Alley in the Lower Park of Peterhof. Already from a distance they attract attention, and up close they captivate with the richness of the pattern of jets, the laconicism of architectural forms and the plasticity of sculpture. In terms of their desi...

👍👍 Funny newt bells. There are four of them.

👍👍 The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof],[1] German for Peter's Court)[2] is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great as a direct response to the Palace of Versailles by Louis XIV of France.[3] Originally intend...

👍 A very beautiful fountain, although it gets lost compared to others, but still beautiful, thanks to the engineers and architects for such beauty.

👍 The tradition of keeping rare birds and animals in gardens is reflected in the Lower Park. In 1719, architects I. Braunstein and J.-B. Leblon built the Menagerie Garden for the menagerie conceived by Peter (French "menagerie" - menagerie). A significant part of the garden was occupied by the Menager...