ðɪ ˈɑːɹbæt fˈaʊntɪn, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ fˈaɪɚ ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐ dˈɛkɹətˌɪv fˈaʊntɪn, wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ʌvðə skwˈɛɹ, ɔnðə lˈaɪn ʌv mˈɑːli ɐfˌænɐsɪˈɛvski lˈeɪn.
The Arbat Fountain, originally a fire reservoir (1840s), later a decorative fountain, was located in the south of the square, on the line of Maly Afanasyevsky Lane.