Catalnaya Gorka Pavilion

The Pavilion of the Roller Coaster in Lomonosov was built in 1762–1774 according to the design of A. Rinaldi, and its technical part was developed by the Russian scientist Andrey Nartov. A wooden slope 532 meters long with three tracks and a complex wavy profile of four hills adjoined the pavilion. The floor of the Round Hall is lined with artificial marble in delicate blue, pinkish-blue, yellowish, and greenish tones, the ornament of which echoes the painting of the walls and dome. On June 30, 1777, a ceremonial dinner was held here in honor of the Swedish King Gustav III, and in 1827 Emperor Nicholas I canceled the plans for the reconstruction of the pavilion.