Fountain of Molecule

The Molecule Fountain on Student Boulevard, resembling the Fullerene molecule in shape. Fullerenes are molecular compounds belonging to the class of allotropic forms of carbon and are convex closed polyhedra composed of an even number of three-coordinated carbon atoms. These connections owe their name to engineer and designer Richard Buckminster Fuller, whose geodetic designs are built on this principle. Marcial water (Karelian natural water passing through shungite-containing rocks) has unique biological properties. During the time of Peter I, and on his personal initiative, a medical spring "Martial Waters" was opened in Karelia. For a long time, no one could explain the reason for the special healing properties of this source. The increased iron content in these waters was thought to be responsible for the health effects. However, there are many iron-containing sources on Earth, but the healing effects of taking them are generally very limited. Only after the discovery of fullerene in shungite rocks through which the source flows, there was an assumption that fullerene is the main cause of the therapeutic effect of Marcial waters.