Great Orangery (Peterhof)

The Great Orangery in Peterhof is one of the oldest surviving orangeries in Russia, also known as the Stone Orangery. Built in an arc shape and facing the garden to protect against cold northern winds, its decoration is comparable to the palaces of Peter the Great's time, despite its utilitarian purpose. The building, whose roof was covered with sheet iron from the Demidov factories in the Urals, stands between the famous cascade of fountains and the "Chess Hill," and in front of it is a fountain with a sculpture of "Triton Fighting a Sea Monster," from whose mouth an 8-meter jet of water spouts. In 1769–1770, the orangery was expanded according to the design of I. Yakovlev, and in 2019–2023 it underwent a large-scale restoration.