Samson Fountain

Samson Fountain is a fountain in , , . Samson Fountain is situated nearby to the fountain , as well as near the museum .
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Saint Petersburg (1735)
  • Also known as: “Samson (fountain, Peterhof Palace)” and “Samson fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Favourite (ducks and dog) fountain and Oak Fountain.

Fountain
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fountain
Photo: EleonoraEngelbrekt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 190 metres south of Samson Fountain.

Fountain
Photo: Игорь Гордеев, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 210 metres northwest of Samson Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peterhof and Barracks of the Caspian Regiment, Peterhof.

Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Petergof, known as Petrodvorets from 1944 to 1992, is a municipal town within Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of , on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

Neighborhood
Photo: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Samson Fountain.

Suburb
Photo: Сергей Шмидт СПБ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Samson Fountain.

Samson Fountain

Latitude
59.88521° or 59° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
29.90919° or 29° 54′ 33″ east
Height
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
9GFFVWP5+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288318177
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q4407021
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Samson Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սամսոն”
  • Chinese: “参孙”
  • Dutch: “Samsonfontein”
  • French: “Fontaine de Sanson”
  • French: “Samson”
  • German: “Samson (Springbrunnen, Schloss Peterhof)”
  • German: “Samsonbrunnen”
  • Russian: “Самсон (фонтан, Петергоф)”
  • Russian: “Самсон, разрывающий пасть льву”
  • Russian: “Самсон”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Самсон”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grand Cascade and Гроты Большого каскада.

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