White Lake (Gatchina)

The White Lake in Gatchina is an artificial water body formed as a system of ponds on the Izhora River no later than the early 18th century. Its length is 1.22 km, width is 0.35 km, area is 0.32 sq. km, and the greatest depth reaches 7 meters. The lake features Long Island with a terrace-pier from 1792–1795 and the Eagle Pavilion, as well as the Island of Love, where the Pavilion of Venus was erected in 1792–1793. The Chesme Obelisk stands on a small cape, from which a northern panorama opens from the palace.