The octagonal fountain corresponds to park avenues diverging from it. This is one of the central places of Peterhof Park. In the center is the statue of Adam, made of Italian marble. It is an exact copy of the statue of Adam from the Doge's Palace in Florence. The sculpture itself and the entire composition of the fountain was created by decree and under the personal observation of Peter the First, who advocated the inculcation of real manners, as he himself said: “Russian aristocrat” Translated with Google Translate