Chess Hill Cascade

The "Chess Hill" cascade is located on a slope opposite the Monplaisir Alley in the eastern part of the Lower Park of Peterhof. In 1722–1732, the structure received 33 marble steps and an arcade of grottoes, from which snake heads spewing water protruded, and in the 1730s the appearance was complemented by three brightly colored winged dragons based on K. Osner's models, which gave the cascade its second name, "Dragon Hill." In 1953, new dragons for the cascade were made based on 18th-century drawings.