Grand Canal (Peterhof)

E369040

canal landscape architecture feature water feature

The Grand Canal at Peterhof is a central waterway in the palace’s famed fountain ensemble, dramatically linking the Grand Cascade to the Gulf of Finland and enhancing the estate’s baroque seascape design.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Cascade of Peterhof	3
Grand Canal (Peterhof) canonical	1
Peterhof water supply system	1
Sea Channel of Peterhof	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ⓘ landscape architecture feature ⓘ water feature ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Peter the Great ⓘ
connects	Peterhof Lower Park ⓘ surface form: Grand Cascade (Peterhof) Gulf of Finland ⓘ
constructionBegan	early 18th century ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
designedFor	seascape composition ⓘ
feedsFrom	Peterhof Lower Park ⓘ surface form: Grand Cascade (Peterhof)
flowsInto	Gulf of Finland ⓘ
hasDesignPurpose	to enhance baroque seascape effect ⓘ to visually link palace and sea ⓘ
hasFeature	aligned with fountain cascades ⓘ decorative bridges ⓘ mooring area near Gulf of Finland ⓘ symmetrical banks ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial waterway ⓘ ornamental feature ⓘ part of gravity-fed fountain system ⓘ visual axis from palace to sea ⓘ
hasLandscapeType	formal garden axis ⓘ
hasMaterial	stone embankments ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure	Peterhof Palace ⓘ surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof) Sea Channel bridges (Peterhof) ⓘ
hasOwner	Peterhof Palace ⓘ surface form: State Museum-Reserve Peterhof
hasViewAxisTo	Baltic Sea ⓘ Gulf of Finland ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments" ⓘ
isAlignedWith	central axis of Grand Palace (Peterhof) ⓘ
isCentralAxisOf	Peterhof Lower Park layout ⓘ
locatedIn	Petergof ⓘ Peterhof Palace ⓘ surface form: Peterhof Peterhof Palace ⓘ Petrodvortsovy District NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
maintainedBy	Peterhof Palace ⓘ surface form: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
partOf	Peterhof Lower Park ⓘ surface form: Lower Park (Peterhof) Peterhof Lower Park ⓘ surface form: Peterhof Palace park Peterhof Lower Park ⓘ surface form: Peterhof fountain ensemble Ropsha hills gravity system ⓘ surface form: Peterhof hydraulic system
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	tourist boat rides (seasonal) ⓘ
waterSourceType	gravity-fed system ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Cascade → hasPart → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

Samson Fountain → partOf → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cascade of Peterhof

Marly Palace → hasView → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea Channel of Peterhof

Niccolò Michetti → notableWork → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cascade of Peterhof

Ropsha hills gravity system → relatedTo → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peterhof water supply system

Petrodvortsovy District → contains → Grand Canal (Peterhof) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cascade of Peterhof