Sylvia Park

The Sylvia Park, with an area of about 17.5 hectares, is located in the left-bank part of the Gatchina Palace Park, northwest of the palace. Created from 1792 to 1800 under the guidance of landscape architect James Hackett, it received its name in memory of a visit to the French ensemble of Chantilly. The park's territory includes the complex of the former Dairy Farm on the bank of the Kolpanka River, as well as the ruins of a dam with a cascade, a temporary pedestrian bridge, and the "Naumakhia" pool. In front of the memorial plaque, there is a metal sculpture of a girl bowing her head over the grave of underground resistance members.