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The fountain in the Alexander Garden in the heart of St. Petersburg was built in 1879 and was at that time the largest fountain in the city.

Fountains in St. Petersburg are open from May to November .

The Fountain of the Alexander Garden in St. Petersburg is located in the heart of the city. The original idea was to house three fountains here, they were to appear at the junction of three streets leaving the Admiralty

The first project was designed by the architect And . A . Merz in 1872, but he was postponed due to the difficulties of water supply and high cost of the work . The project was reworked in 1875 by the head of the technical department of the City Council Benua N . L . Architect . R . Geschwend presented a new set of project drawings using the development of predecessors, additionally developing detailed and working drawings . Device in the fountain in the Alexander Garden in St. Petersburg began in 1876, commissioned the work of the St. Petersburg merchant E . F . Ovchinnikov . The grand opening was held at the mass gathering of the public on October 13, 1879 - at that time it was the largest water construction in the city .

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