🌳 Kuskovo Great Pond

A large pond dug by serfs, opposite the main house, with a view of the church and bell tower.

The Great Pond received its present boundaries in 1751.
Mock naval battles were staged on the pond for guests, and the Sheremetevs had their own flotilla of rowing boats.
A 300-metre canal leads off from the pond; in the 18th century a toy fortress with bastions stood there.
According to the historian Mikhail Pylyaev, 2,000 crucian carp were netted from the pond at a time.
In all, the estate had 17 ponds.

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