Olga Pond

The Olga Pond in Peterhof was created in 1837–1838 on the site of the deepened Okhotnichye Swamp by order of Nicholas I and is part of the water supply system of the palace and park ensemble. This water body, 469 meters long and 298 meters wide, feeds the fountains of the Lower Park and for a long time served as a source of drinking water for the city. On the western island of the pond, which the royal family called "Palermo," a pavilion known as the "Italian House" or "Olivutsa" was built. The pond got its name from the Olga Pavilion, erected for the emperor's second daughter, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, and its banks are reinforced with boulders and protected by a dam with an alley.