Sheaf Fountain

The "Sheaf" Fountain is the central structure of the Monplaisir Garden in the Lower Park of Peterhof and one of the first built on the order of Peter I. Its tuff pedestal, resembling a sheaf of wheat, emits a central jet 4.5 meters high, surrounded by 24 inclined jets, while the water flows into a 12-meter basin through five marble spouts. Destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, the fountain was restored in 1951 to its original form, where the water jets resemble falling grains of wheat. At the end of the 18th century, the design was temporarily changed, and the fountain was called the "Crown" until it was returned to its original appearance.