1.0Gardens of Russian Museumhttps://igardens.ru/enИрина Раскинаhttps://igardens.ru/en/author/igardens/<type>rich</type><width>600</width><height>338</height><html><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://igardens.ru/en/fountain_lacosta/">FOUNTAIN “LACOSTA”</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://igardens.ru/en/fountain_lacosta/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“FOUNTAIN “LACOSTA”” — Gardens of Russian Museum" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe></html><thumbnail_url>https://igardens.ru/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/C682AD63-0F35-4EA1-BD93-150650B61DE6-1024x683.png</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1024</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>683</thumbnail_height><description>Architect unknown master mechanic Paul Soualem The construction of the Lacoste fountain began in 1733. However, the water cannon was completed no earlier than 1736. Such a long construction of the water cannon can be explained by the fact that the Lacoste fountain was originally planned to be intricate, by analogy with the neighboring Favorite. The water cannon was designed as a two-chamber: with a mechanism and figures spinning on a drum. The central composition of the fountain could be the figure of the jester Anna Ioannovna – Lacoste, who began his career at the court of Peter the Great. Probably, according to the plan of the architect of the water jet, the figurine was supposed to “throw” water and make sounds with the help […]</description></oembed>