Umbrella (Joke Fountain)

The "Umbrella" Joke Fountain in the Lower Park of Peterhof is shaped like an umbrella, where a massive pillar supports a wide green roof with a carved wooden semi-dome shaped like a flower. The pillar is encircled by benches shaped like chairs with carved armrests, and behind the carved festoons, one hundred and sixty-four tubes are hidden, forming a dense water curtain. It is believed that the fountain's creation was influenced by the court's fascination with China, and in the 1860s, the roof was given the appearance of a fly agaric mushroom, due to which it was known as "The Little Mushroom" for almost a hundred years. To avoid getting wet under the streams, tour guides advise passing under the roof with your own umbrella.