Add a review about the fountain in Lenin Square in St. Petersburg

In 2004, on the initiative of the Governor of St. Petersburg and the Committee for Urbanism and Architecture, a tender was held to design a fountain ensemble on Lenin Square. The solemn opening of the renovated Lenin square was held on September 22, 2005. The fountain complex occupies a central place at this site

In pre-Petrine Russia this kind of park art did not exist, therefore it can be assumed that Peter I introduced the foreign words "fountain" and " cascade.

The complex consists of 20 separate bowls, fountains in which are equipped with lighting and musical accompaniment . On the side of the Finland Station there are two octagonal bowls and one rectangular . On the sides there are eight rectangular bowls from each s side . In the center there is a large bowl in which the water pattern is represented by jets (about five hundred jets) with dynamic four-color illumination and eight cascades . Water pictures and color figures in this cup have something in common with musical themes . Music for Singers fountains "was written by the St. Petersburg composer Sergey Banevich . The composition recorded by the symphony orchestra consists of 13 parts . Among them -" Leningrad front . Confrontation "," Taming the elements "," Dream ship ".

In the grand opening of the fountain took place The term Russian president - Vladimir Putin and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko. "This unique complex of" singing fountains ", I'm sure, will become a favorite recreational place not only for the residents of the district, but for the entire city and guests of St. Petersburg," said the governor of the city at the opening of the complex.

Fountain Show on Lenin Square

Useful information

Fountain operation mode: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: fountain activation - 10.00

Work in the light-music show mode - 12.00-12.20, 20.00-20.20, 21.00-21.20, 22.00-22.20. Turning off the fountain - 00.20

Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Work in the light-music show mode - 12.00-12.20, 15.00-15.20, 18.00-18.20, 19.00-19.20, 20.00-20.20, 21.00-21.20, 22.00 -22.20 Turning off the fountain - 00.20

For the rest of the day, the fountain complex near the Finland Station works in a static mode.

Address: St. Petersburg, Sq. Lenina.