Roman Fountains

The Roman Fountains in the Lower Park of Peterhof are two massive structures consisting of two flat bowls on octagonal pedestals. In 1797–1800, they were rebuilt from brick and granite, faced with Ruskol and Tivdia marble, and adorned with bronze wreaths, garlands, and masks of the sea god Neptune. Five water jets shoot from the upper bowl of each fountain, and the spraying water conceals the relief decorations — shells, garlands, and mascarons. The fountain basins are lined with slabs of Pudost sandstone, and the lead details, lost before the war, were replaced with bronze ones in 1954.