Межеумный, Baroque fountain in Upper Garden of Petergof, Russia

The Mezheumy Fountain stands at the main entrance to the Upper Garden of Peterhof: a round basin with four bronze dolphins and a winged dragon rising at its centre. The stone basin was built in 1738 from cut limestone slabs brought from the marble mill on the Lava River. The bronze figures were cast for the 1957 reconstruction after the 1770s images, modelled by A. F. Gurzhiya, and gilded in 1980.

The basin was built in 1738 to designs by Ivan Blank and Ivan Davydov, with stone slabs from the Lava River marble mill and hydraulic equipment by P. Leclerc and A. Ivanov. It originally held a lead group of Andromeda, Perseus and the dragon by Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli. In 1773–1775 only four dolphins around the dragon remained; in 1858–1859 Karl Sharbau cast an iron crater vase. Destroyed in the war, it was recreated in 1957 after 1770s images, modelled by A. F. Gurzhiy.

The name Mezheumny, or "Indeterminate", comes from the fountain's repeated changes of decoration: an Andromeda group with Perseus, then four dolphins around a dragon, then a cast-iron crater vase in 1858-1859, when it was called "Vaza". Visitors see the 1957 reconstruction based on 1770s images, with figures cast at Monument-Skulptura and gilded in 1980.

The fountain is open daily from May through October and sits along a clearly marked path in the Upper Garden. Comfortable shoes are recommended since the garden requires considerable walking and the ground can be uneven.

The fountain's name, meaning "Indeterminate", comes from its repeatedly changed decoration: an Andromeda group with Perseus, later only four dolphins around a dragon, then a cast-iron crater vase in 1858–1859. The present figures were recreated in 1957 after wartime destruction, modelled by A. F. Gurzhiy and gilded in 1980.