Upper Garden Fence

The main gates of the Upper Garden in Peterhof are large pylons with paired columns and cornices of complex profile, between which are forged iron gates. In 1957, the fence, which was severely damaged during the war years, was recreated according to Rastrelli's design by architects P. P. Kovalevsky and A. A. Kolyubaev, who also restored the lost gate leaf and the western pylon. Alabaster vases and mascarons for the pillars were cast based on the model of I. Neustroev, who used drawings by B. F. Rastrelli. The fence has three gates: the Main gates from the side of St. Petersburg Avenue and two small ones near the Church of the Grand Palace, although originally there were four small gates.