When the fountains on Poklonnaya Hill are turned on. Dry, dancing and symbolic, or what you didn't know about Moscow fountains

Many tourists visiting St. Petersburg are interested in one of the most popular and the most interesting museums in the open air: the Palace and Park Ensemble of Peterhof.

The main questions that tourists ask about Peterhof (Petrodvorets):

• When are the fountains in Peterhof turned on?
• When are the fountains turned off in Peterhof?
• When is the holiday "Opening of the fountains of Peterhof" held?
• When is the holiday "Closing the fountains of Peterhof?"

Fountains in Peterhof are usually included in last days April. For example, in 2016, the fountains began to work from April 24 In 2018, the fountains will turn on on April 29. That is, visitors who come for the May holidays can safely go to Peterhof and admire the fountains of the Upper and Lower Park.

Fountains are usually turned off in early October.

Holidays of opening and closing of fountains - this is a wrong, but quite stable name. It is more correct to call them the opening and closing of the summer season of fountains. These days, colorful theatrical shows are held in the Lower Park of Peterhof.

The dates of the holidays usually become known not earlier than one or two months in advance, there were cases when they were suddenly postponed. Celebration of the opening of the summer season of fountains in 2017 was held on May 20. The expected date of the holiday in 2018 is May 19. The festival usually takes place in the daytime, at the Grand Cascade in front of the Imperial Palace.

Autumn "Fountain Ball"- a colorful show with a theatrical performance, light and music design and an unforgettable fireworks display usually takes place in mid-September on weekends. In 2018, this holiday will probably take place on September 15 and 16. Guests fill all the free space around the Samson fountain and the nearest alleys of the Lower Park. You can enjoy fireworks even without entering the park.

Tour operator in St. Petersburg "EVA" offers an excursion tour to the "Opening" of the fountains of Peterhof and to the "Closing" of the fountains of Peterhof. Tours are so popular that all places usually sell out 1.5 months before the start of the tour.

For those who are going to visit the fountains of Peterhof on their own, some more background information:

How to get to Peterhof:

By train from the Baltic Station(Metro Baltiyskaya) towards Peterhof, Oranienbaum or Krasnoflotsk. Do not confuse with Luga or Gatchina! Drive about 40-45 minutes to the station New Peterhof or Old Peterhof.

Buses No. 344, No. 350, No. 351, No. 352, No. 356 go from the station "New Peterhof". Drive 5 stops.

Minibus from Avtovo metro station- cross Stachek Avenue through the underpass. Minibuses with numbers: K224, K300, K404, K424, K424a.

From the metro station "Leninsky Prospekt" minibus No. 103 (K224) - yes, this is her double number :). To find it, when leaving the subway doors in the underpass, turn left. Another minibus number 420 - you can get on it if, when leaving the metro, you first turn left and then turn right (to cross Leninsky Prospekt).

From the metro station "Prospect Veterans" minibuses go: K343 and K639b. Drive about 40-60 minutes.

The cost of a minibus from St. Petersburg to Peterhof (2017) is 70 rubles.

Fountains of Peterhof is a huge park area if you want to take a look maximum amount palaces and fountains, come in the morning. Of course, you will not be able to visit all the palaces and pavilions in one day, so we recommend that you bypass the Lower Park for the first visit and visit one or two palaces. In rainy weather, some small palaces may not work.

Note that on weekends, the number of tourists is several times greater than on weekdays and tickets are more expensive. However, it is worth noting that the entrance to the Upper Park is free.

Food outlets in the Lower Park are very expensive, so summer time We recommend purchasing water or juices in advance.

Taking pictures in the Lower Park is free, but without using a tripod! Photo and video shooting is prohibited in the palaces.

The fountain was created for the Moscow Olympics. During the daytime, a half-hour musical program takes place every three hours, during which the jets of the fountain dance to classical music. The light and music program starts every evening at 22:30 and lasts for half an hour.

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2. Fountain of Friendship of Peoples at VDNKh

One of the famous fountains at VDNKh, it was launched in 1954. It is one of the symbols of VDNKh. The fountain is made in the form of an octagonal pond. Around the wontan bowl there are 16 girls symbolizing the national republics. Soviet Union. The fountain is especially beautiful in evening time when the backlight turns on.

3. Fountain “Abduction of Europe”

The fountain was opened in 2002. The fountain was created by the Belgian avant-garde sculptor Olivier Strebel and was donated by the mayor of Brussels to Moscow. The fountain is a giant sheaf of silvery steel pipes intertwined and shot up into the sky. The fountain is a mythological story: the abduction of Europa by Zeus, who took the form of a bull. The fountain is made in an abstract style.

4. Fountain “Clock of the World”

The fountain is located on the underground Trade Center Okhotny Ryad and is its dome. The beauty of the fountain is given by the installed clock. The dome of the fountain is made of glass, on which the map is placed. northern hemisphere, it also contains 24 time zones of the planet, dividing the sphere into equal sectors, and the names of significant cities. By the clock you can find out the time in major cities of the world with an accuracy of five minutes, hence the name of the fountain. The dome slowly rotates and makes a complete revolution around the axis in exactly one day.

m. Okhotny Ryad

5. Fountain "Vitali" (former "Petrovsky")

This fountain was also created by Ivan Petrovich Vitali in 1835. A water bowl held by the Amur putti - boy angels with wings, who act as the guardians of Comedy, Music, Poetry and Tragedy. The fountain is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Friday and holidays works until noon.

Theatre square.

6. Fountain “Bather”

The fountain was built in 1937 by the architect Alexander Vlasov. The sculpture of an athlete appeared on the fountain in 1952. Granite stairs are installed on the sides of the fountain, and a small font completes the fountain's exposition.

m. Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya

7. Light and Musical Fountain in Tsaritsyno Park

At the entrance to the park you can see a wonderful beautiful musical fountain. In the evening, the fountains are illuminated. So, if you decide to take a walk in the evening, you can see the fountain of unusual beauty. The illumination of the fountain has different colors: both yellow and pink. The illumination of the fountain can change smoothly or flicker with intermittent movements - it depends on the musical accompaniment. Well, the acoustics are arranged in such a way that music can be heard in almost every corner of the park.

8. Fountain "Stone Flower" at VDNKh

Musical fountain - “ Stone Flower”, created based on the fairy tales of Bazhov. This is probably one of the first created musical fountains. The fountain is a large opening flower. The ornaments of the bowl are birds, fruits, grain ears from the base of which jets of water break through.

9. Rotunda Fountain “Natalia and Alexander”

This fountain was installed in 1999 in honor of the 200th letich A.S. Pushkin not far from the Church of the Ascension of the Lord outside the Nikitsky Gates, in which Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin married Natalia Nikolaevna Goncharova. Young people like to be photographed near the fountain.

st. Bolshaya Nikitskaya.

10. Fountain “Adam and Eve”

The fountain was opened in honor of the 860th anniversary of Moscow. The center of the fountain is Adam and Eve under the Tree of Paradise.
In the evenings, the stream of water is decorated with multi-colored illumination. Flowers are planted next to the fountain.

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11. Fountain “Music of Glory”

Near Kuzminki you can see a large fountain, it is especially beautiful in the evening when the backlight turns on. Near the fountain there is a great abundance of flower beds. Around the fountain there are benches where everyone likes to relax. Gathering near the fountain a large number of people. The fountain was installed in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Great Patriotic war. The basis of the fountain is 7 columns. The fountain was installed in 2005.

12. Horses on Manezhnaya Square

The fountain represents the Four Seasons. The fountain was opened in 1997. The fountain was opened in honor of the 800th anniversary of Moscow. The author of the fountain is Zurab Tsereteli.

m. Okhotny Ryad.

13. Fountain in Babushkinsky Park

The jets of the fountain are knocked out through gratings in the asphalt, it looks very beautiful especially in the evening when the backlight is turned on. The backlight turns on at 9 pm. The music that sounds during the operation of the fountain is classical, jazz and folk songs.

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14. Fountain on Poklonnaya Gora

There are 15 bowls in the fountain, from which jets of water beat. The fountain symbolizes 225 weeks of the Great Patriotic War. The fountain began its work in 1994. The illumination of the fountain starts at 22:00.

The Geyser Fountain is the main fountain of Manezhnaya Square and the main fountain of the capital. Every year, on April 30 at 17:00, a small performance takes place here, at the end of which the Mayor of Moscow pronounces the words “Turn on the fountains!” and pours water from a special crystal horn into the Geyser bowl, and the first jets rise towards it.

The jets of the fountain shoot sharply upwards, fall and shoot again, like a volcanic geyser. The fountain is the main fountain complex, which runs from the Alexander Garden to Manezhnaya Square. It was installed in 1996. Since that time, only the jet design has changed, initially the jets flew up in the form of transparent glasses.

The fountain, on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, "Geyser", includes a composition consisting of four horses in the center of the fountain - "Four Seasons", each of the horses symbolizes a certain season. The sculptor of the entire composition is Zurab Tsereteli.

Fountain "Pillars"

If you move from the side of the Kievsky railway station to Kutuzovsky Prospekt along the Ukrainian Boulevard, then the first fountain that you will meet on the way is "Pillars". The fountain is a pool irregular shape, from the water of which a number of powerful single jets shoot straight up.

Fountain "Music of Glory" in Kuzminki

The light and music fountain complex "Music of Glory" was opened on May 7, 2005, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

As planned by the architects, the fountain was built as a monument, similar to the memorial complex on Poklonnaya Gora. In one large octagonal bowl there is a whole complex of fountains, where the main components are the Pyramid of Memory and the Fanfare of Victory.

In the center of the bowl is an amphitheater made of pink granite - "Victory Wreath". The bottom of the bowl is divided into a black half and a white one.

On the black half stands a four-sided ten-meter "Pyramid of Memory" made of red granite. The four faces of the pyramid symbolize the four years of war. The pyramid is washed by the water of the fountain, creating the feeling that the entire fountain mourns for the fallen.

"Fanfares of Victory", located on the light side, are seven silvery columns of different lengths, rushing into the sky and united by military flags. The height of the fanfare is about 21 meters. "Victory Fanfare" symbolizes the music of the victory over the fascist troops. Under the columns is a white granite stone.

The fountain operates in two main modes - everyday and festive, which is accompanied by dynamic color and light and music effects. Several scenarios have been developed for the festive mode, including "Battle", "Mourning", "Victory Salute", "War Waltzes".

In the southeastern district of the capital, the fountain is one of the central places for Muscovites to walk.

Rotunda Fountain "Natalia and Alexander"

The rotunda fountain "Natalia and Alexander" was installed in honor of the bicentenary of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.

The fountain is installed near the Church of the Ascension of the Lord behind the Nikitsky Gates. It was here that Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin married Natalya Nikolaevna Goncharova.

The rotunda fountain was designed by architects Mikhail Belov and Maxim Kharitonov. The sculptural composition was made by sculptor Mikhail Dronov.

According to the architects, the new monument had to be in harmony with the architectural image of the famous church. A couple in love - Alexander and Natalya - are surrounded by columns crowned with a dome covered with a special composition that imitates gold.

The monument attracts many couples and newlyweds who come here for wedding photo shoots.

Fountain "Cascades"

The various fountains of the Ukrainian Boulevard make an indelible impression. Among them is the "Cascades" fountain, along the steps of which water flows smoothly into the pool below. Above the steps there is a balcony from where you can look at the flowing water.

Fountain "Table"

The various fountains of the Ukrainian Boulevard make an indelible impression. Among them is the fountain "Table" - a bowl decorated around the circumference with original elements, from which many jets of different heights vertically emerge.

Fountain complex "Years of War"

The fountain complex, called "The Years of War", was opened in Moscow, on Poklonnaya Hill in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Victory in 1945. The complex consists of five fountains located along Kutuzovsky Prospekt and is part of the Victory Memorial, which includes a museum, an obelisk, a church and sculptural compositions.

The original solution is the red illumination of fountain jets in the evening, which symbolizes the color of blood spilled on the battlefields. And the jets of fountains, installed opposite the Church of St. George the Victorious, hit like a festive victorious salute.

The entire fountain complex operates around the clock, maintenance of facilities is carried out from a single place.

Fountain "Clock of the World"

The Fountain "Clock of the World" is the main dome of the underground shopping arcade "Okhotny Ryad". This is a watch with a unique dial, which shows the names of cities. The glass dome slowly rotates and makes a complete revolution per day. By the clock you can find out the time in major cities of the world with an accuracy of five minutes, hence the name of the fountain.

To determine the time according to the "World Clock", you need to know some subtleties. The rotating dome is divided into 24 sectors, which are the time zones of the Earth. The lower ring with numbers remains motionless. At what digit the time zone intersects with the fixed panel, so many hours are now in this city. And minutes can be determined by the lamps: one burning lamp means 5 minutes.

Fountain "Adam and Eve"

The fountain "Adam and Eve" was opened in honor of the 860th anniversary of Moscow near the metro station "Novokuznetskaya".

The sculptural composition was designed by a group of architects led by Viktor Simonikhin. The sculptor is Marina Levinskaya.

The fountain is a large bowl made of granite. In its center are Adam and Eve, who are sitting on a snake. Eve is holding an apple in her hands. Next to them is an openwork tree, on which birds and insects sit, covered with gold leaf. Water cascades into the bowl and to the sides. In the evenings, the stream of water is decorated with multi-colored illumination.

There is a flower garden around the fountain.

Fountain Vitali

The Vitali Fountain is located on Theater Square. This is the oldest functioning fountain in Moscow. It was opened in 1835 and was called Petrovsky - after the former name of Theater Square. According to the idea of ​​the author - sculptor Ivan Vitali - 4 cupids are placed under the fountain bowl: Poetry, Tragedy, Comedy and Music. At that time, the fountain was not just an ornament. Due to the underdevelopment of the capital's water supply, residents of the city drew water from it for their needs, horses were watered here.

Today, the Vitali Fountain is a monument of antiquity and an interesting landmark of modern Moscow. The first winter LED backlight was installed on it. There are also many legends and rumors around this object. According to one of them, it is believed that under the fountain is the entrance to the secret Metro-2.

Fountain "Stone Flower"

The Stone Flower Fountain is truly a miracle of architecture, its amazing forms were inspired by Bazhov's fairy tales. This beautiful fountain adorns the Kolkhoz Square at VDNKh.

The Stone Flower Fountain at VDNKh is a huge 8-meter opening bud made of shining smalt, a symbol of awakening life. It is raised on a multi-tiered pedestal, the upper ledge of which is trimmed with stylized crystals of jasper, malachite, lapis lazuli and orlets, and the two lower ledges are lined with granite. On the outer wall of the central ledge there are 16 cast-iron sinks with colored mosaic inserts between them, and above the sinks there are 16 decorative flowers.

The jets rising from the fountain reach a height of up to 20 meters. On the four sides of the pedestal there are 4 more groups of fountains. There are 16 fountains in the form of bronze geese at the sides of the pool, in which the fountain is located.

Fountain "Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR"

The Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR fountain is one of the main sights of Moscow. It was erected according to the project of engineer V. I. Klyavin and the famous architect K. T. Topuridze, the construction work was carried out by a team led by A. I. Bazhenova and I. M. Chaikov. The building embodied the ideals of peace and friendship, which were the central line of politics and the main strategy of the USSR in the early 50s.

The fountain has a granite stepped base, which resembles a flower and smoothly turns into a cup-shaped sheaf of sunflowers and ears of corn. Near it are the figures of 16 girls, which symbolize the republics that were part of the USSR until 1956. They shimmer beautifully in the light of the sun's rays, as they are covered with gold leaf.

The surface of the water mirror of the fountain covers an area of ​​about 4 thousand square meters, and the volume of the bowl of the structure is 4000 cubic meters. In 2009, the Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR fountain was reconstructed - engineering communications were updated, excellent lighting was installed, which changes 16 times per hour, and the supporting structures were strengthened.

Riga Fountain

In 2007, a fountain was installed in the center of the square near the Rizhsky railway station in Moscow, which looks like a traditional European water intake structure, consisting of an octagonal bowl, decorated with a bronze ornament along the edges of the octagon and a column located on a pedestal in the center. The top of the column is crowned with a caravel made of bronze and forged copper, 2.1 meters high, rotating on an axis. The fountain is clad in white, red and brown granite. Details are made of bronze and artificial granite. In the lower part of the pedestal there are niches in which streams of water pour from decorative elements. The illumination of the jets and the water mirror is carried out by hidden lamps located under the inner edge of the parapet of the fountain bowl. The height of the composition together with the caravel is 12 meters.

Fountain Joy of Victory on Poklonnaya Hill

3 fountains "The Joy of Victory", which is located in Moscow, on Poklonnaya Hill, have 6 bowls, they go in a semicircle, capturing the Museum building in the southeastern part. They are called segmental, due to the fact that they divide this semicircle into segments.

Jet nozzles, which are in bowls, in the form of transparent glasses, were previously installed on the Four Seasons fountain, which is located on Manezhnaya Square.

The trial launch of the fountains takes place in mid-April, and they are finally launched every year, according to tradition, on April 30, when the mayor of the city opens the season of fountains.

Fountains on Poklonnaya Hill

the complex of fountains on Poklonnaya Gora is located in the west of Moscow. 5 fountains along Kutuzovsky Prospekt are called the Years of War. It contains 15 fountain bowls, each of which has 15 vertical jets. Their total number symbolizes those 225 weeks that the Great Patriotic War lasted.

Along with historical monuments, many of which are more than two hundred years old, in the center of the Upper Pond there is a modern creation that has become a striking decoration of the old park. All guests of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve strive to see the light and music fountain, this spectacle is especially impressive in the evening.

Now it seems surprising to us that during the reconstruction of the estate in 2005-2007, the question was acute whether to install a fountain or not.

The fact is that the owner of the estate, Catherine II, was completely indifferent to the fountains and, according to historians, its arrangement could become another remake. However, their fears proved unfounded. The light and music fountain has become an important attraction of Tsaritsyno, which does not leave indifferent any visitor to the park.

Thanks to the successful choice of equipment, the audience gets maximum aesthetic pleasure and at the same time can enjoy the charm of antiquity in the Tsaritsyno park.

The design of the fountain uses 82 pumps, the power of which is from 7 to 45 kW. Four melodies were chosen as musical accompaniment: “Waltz of the Flowers” ​​and “March” by composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, as well as two melodies by Paul Mauriat.

• Fountain depth 1.2 - 1.5 meters
• Bowl radius - more than 27 meters (surface area - 2400 sq. m)
• Number of underwater lights - 2583
• Number of fountain circles - 12
• The height of the jets is up to 15 meters (depending on the light and music solution).

The work is controlled by a computer, and for each melody a certain height, direction and power of the jets are selected (there are 915 of them in total) and its own illumination.

Opening hours of the fountain in Tsaritsyno - summer 2019

• From May to October daily - from 9:00 to 23:00
• The backlight works from 21:00 to 23:00

The light and music fountain in Tsaritsyno is a marvelous sight. You will find yourself in a fabulous atmosphere, where the flow of water turns into hundreds of jets and splashes, playing in the lights of light. Meeting with the play of sound, water fantasy gives rise to beauty and grandeur that touches the soul.

Dubai Fountain: Musical and Dancing Dubai Fountain, Opening Hours, Ringtones, Videos.

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The Dubai Musical Fountain is a truly enchanting composition of light, sound and water. It is located in an artificial lake with an area of ​​12 hectares, in the center of Dubai, next to the famous Burj Khalifa skyscraper.

Engineers, designers and architects of the Californian company WET worked on the creation of this fountain, who at one time created a luxurious musical fountain in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

The Dubai Fountain today is one of the largest in the world: 275 m long, and the height of the water jets reaches 150 m. Every second, the fountain raises more than 83,000 liters of water into the air. Inside the structure, special "water robots" are installed - shooters that push water up under pressure, and numerous spotlights and iridescent light create the effect of "water dance".

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Practical information

How to get there: You can get to the fountain by buses number 27, 29 and F13 to the Dubai Mall Terminus and Burj Khalifa stops or by metro to Burj Khalifa or Dubai Mall Metro Station.

Opening hours: there are daytime and evening shows at the fountain. Two sessions during the day: at 13:00 and 13:30, and in the evening - every half an hour from 18:00 to 23:00 (from Thursday to Saturday - until 23:30). Everything is free.