Parterre Garden at the Dragon Cascade Square

The Parterre Garden is located in the eastern part of the Lower Park of Peterhof, on the square near the Chess Hill opposite the terraced slopes. From this parterre square at the Dragon Cascade, seven alleys diverge, and in its center stand the marble statues "Antinous Capitolinus" and "Apollino," which previously adorned the Mikhailovsky and Tauride Palaces. In 1763, the square was supplemented with boulingrins, semicircular alleys, berceaus, and trellis pavilions, but this decoration was lost after the 1770s, and the patterned flower beds disappeared during the Great Patriotic War. Today, the Roman Fountains on the square are surrounded by parterres located below the level of the surrounding paths, from which the central alley transitions into the Monplaisir alley.