Lower Garden (Oranienbaum)

The Lower Garden in Oranienbaum, laid out in the early 18th century by garden masters H. Gratz and Vitsvol, was redesigned in the 1760s by architect Rastrelli, who created a new stone fence with figures of Mars and Minerva on the main gates. In front of the palace, two fountains appeared according to the design of A. Rinaldi and P. Paton, and the old wooden statues were replaced with marble works by the Italian master A. Bonazza. In the post-war years, the stone masonry of the terraces, the balustrade, and the fence were repaired in the garden, and the wide staircase descending from the upper terrace was replaced with a new structure featuring straight and curved flights. A canal with a harbor for small vessels was dug from the road to the sea, the gates of which served as the main entrance to the garden.