Italian Pond

The Italian Pond in Kronstadt, created by the design of Peter I by engineer E. Lane and architect G. Fontana, is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance. From here, goods from ships were delivered to the trading rows via the Obvodny Canal, and later to the Kronstadt Gostiny Dvor, where live fish and drinking water from Lake Ladoga were sold in the Fish Rows. In spring, before the navigation season, the port crane on the pond was used to reinstall masts on ships. In 2016, a foundation stone for a monument to the minesweepers of the Baltic Fleet was installed on the eastern bank, and access to the Fish Rows building is now closed as it is located on the territory of a military unit.