- Samson fountain in Peterhof Russia in suburban park of Saint Petersburg is the main tourist attraction of the fountain complex.
- The Samson Fountain is located on Kontraktova Square. The architect of the rotunda of the fountain is Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi.
- The impressive Samson Fountain was sculpted by Mikhail Kozlovsky in 1730. You’ll easily recognize it by the huge statue of the biblical hero tearing open the...
- The fountain symbolizes the victory of Russia over Sweden (the lion is depicted on the flag of the country) in 1709, June 27 (Saint Samson's day).
- “Samson” fountain (Samson rending the lion's mouth) is the most famous fountain in Peterhof (along with the “Grand cascade”).
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- The wooden statue of Samson. The statue survived the destruction of the original fountain and was reinstalled upon completion of the new fountain in 1981.
- Although the actual statue of Samson with the lion is a bit naff and is in fact a bit cartoonish the actual fountain structure is very cool ,the Fountain Of...
- The legendary Samson Fountain shows the biblical hero wrestling a lion, while dolphins swim around – all at the centre of a circular fountain-pool.
- Cathedral #2 Peterhof, Grand Cascad #2 Peterhof, Grand Cascad #1 Peterhof, Samson Fountain #1 Peterhof Peterhof, Great Marly Pond and Bacchus Garden.