Samson Fountain

The fountain on the pedestal "Samson" can be found in the Lower Park "Peterhof". This fountain is the most magnificent in the pool "Big Cascade", its stream can beat high - more than 20 meters.

There is this attraction in the very center of the pool, which is called the "Samson Fountain tearing the lion's mouth."

At the feet of the historical Samson, who has a beard and a developing cloak, 8 small fountains in the form of dolphins and the mouth of a defeated lion are equipped - a water stream in the form of a jet is knocked out of his mouth. In total, the number of lions four - they represent the cardinal points, which are also four.

This unsurpassed composition was built in 1835. The author of the idea was Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli. The very foundation on which Samson stands was built later under the leadership of a Russian architect, whose name is Mikhail Zemtsov.

The Lower Park, where the fountain is located, can be reached by public transport - Bus No200, No 210