Lower Park

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Lower Park is the grand, fountain-filled formal garden complex at Peterhof Palace, renowned for its elaborate water features and baroque landscape design along the Gulf of Finland.

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Lower Park canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf formal garden
historic garden
adjacentTo Peterhof Palace
Peterhof Upper Garden
linked to: Peterhof Lower Park
commissionedBy Peter the Great
constructionBegan early 18th century
country Russia
faces Gulf of Finland
hasArea over 100 hectares
hasDesignStyle Baroque landscape design
French formal garden style
hasFeature bosquets
formal parterres
gravity-fed water supply system
marble and gilded statues
radial alleys
terraced cascades
hasPart Chess Mountain Cascade
Grand Cascade
Hermitage Pavilion surroundings
Lion Cascade
linked to: Grand Cascade

Marli Garden
linked to: Monplaisir Garden

Monplaisir Garden
Samson Fountain
Sea Channel
trick fountains
hasViewAxis central axis aligned from Grand Palace to Gulf of Finland
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inspiredBy Gardens of Versailles
knownFor elaborate fountain system
grand water features
ornamental canals
sculptural decoration
views of the Gulf of Finland
locatedIn Petergof, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Petergof

Peterhof
linked to: Peterhof Palace

Russia
Saint Petersburg Oblast
locatedOn southern shore of the Gulf of Finland
maintainedBy Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
linked to: Peterhof Palace
openToPublic yes
partOf Peterhof Palace complex
linked to: Peterhof Palace

UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments"
seasonalOperation fountains operate mainly from late spring to autumn
touristAttraction major tourist destination near Saint Petersburg
waterSystemPoweredBy natural springs and elevation difference

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Peterhof Palace hasPart Lower Park
Petergof hasAttraction Lower Park