Venus Garden

The Garden of Venus is a formal fruit garden in the western part of the Lower Park of Peterhof, located between the Big Pond and the Marly Rampart. It was laid out in 1724, when the rampart on the seaward side was reinforced with fascines and stone, and a balustrade and a cornice made of slab limestone were installed at the wall. The garden is marked out by transverse alleys intersecting the main alley and is listed among the works of architect Johann Friedrich Braunstein. In the center of the garden on the "Golden Hill" stands the marble "Medici Venus" from the mid-19th century, which replaced the statue of Athena in 1978.