Pavlovsk
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Alexandrov Dacha
Pavlovsk, Novgorodskaya Road
Alexandrov's Dacha in Pavlovsk is a federal-level archaeological and architectural monument included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This ensemble is associated with the birth of the future Emperor Alexander I on December 12, 1777, and his visits here in the summer of 1793 with his future wife, Elizaveta Alekseevna. The dacha's territory housed a pavilion-namet known from Dzhunkovsky's poem, and a Temple of Ceres with a statue of the goddess resembling Raschett's sculpture. The once-planned Novgorod road was never completed, and the Thornless Rose Temple was destroyed between 1941 and 1956.
Amphitheatre (Pavlovsk Park)
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
A stone amphitheater with a wooden bench, built in 1792–1793 under the supervision of I. Minchiaki and F. Okorchev, was designed by architect V. Brenna as part of the landscaping of the Slavyanka riverbanks. In 1985, a copy of the "Flora" statue made of white cement with marble chips was installed here, and in the 1950s it temporarily housed the "Vestal Virgin" statue. A fountain once operated near the river, fed by the Fontanny Pond, but it existed for only a few years. As of December 2025, the restoration of the object, which is part of the park's 250th-anniversary recovery program in 2027, has been canceled twice due to the absence of contractors for tenders with prices of 32 and 52 million rubles.
Berezovaya Street (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Berezovaya Street
Berezovaya Street in Pavlovsk is part of the federal cultural heritage site "Tayitsky Water Conduit," and its even side has been called Vodoprovodny Kanal (Water Supply Canal) since 1832 due to the open water supply system of 1777–1787 that passed through it. In the early 20th century, the section from Michurina Street to the Vitebsk railway line was part of Pogranichnaya Street, and in 1934, the part of the street from Sadovaya to Michurina was named Yunogo Proletariya Street. Currently, this section is closed to cars and is a pedestrian zone within a public green area. At the intersection with Michurina Street, a memorial obelisk "In Honor of the 225th Anniversary of Pavlovsk" by architects I. N. Knyazev and A. S. Shkolnikov is installed.
Betonov Bridge
Pavlovsk, Yelizavetinskaya Street
The modern Bertonov Bridge in Pavlovsk, built by SU-3 of the "Lenmostostroy" trust under the leadership of S. D. Ivanov, is faced with pink granite and crosses the Tyzyva River (formerly Kashelevka). Its roadway has two lanes for motor vehicles with asphalt concrete pavement, and a one-meter diameter metal pipe is laid at the base of the dam for water passage. Originally called the Kyrassirsky Bridge, it received its current name in the early 19th century in honor of State Councilor Berton, who owned a dacha on the left bank. The structure serves for the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, and also provides water supply to the park ponds of Pushkin and Pavlovsk.
Bip Fortress
Pavlovsk, Mariinskaya Street, 4
The Bip Fortress in Pavlovsk is a two-story pentagonal castle with two oval towers, built by Paul I in 1798 for entertainment. The structure was erected according to the rules of classical fortification with bastions, ravelins, lunettes, and flèches, and Paul I ordered it to be assigned to the military department and equipped with 28 artillery pieces. In the early 20th century, the building housed a parish and a city school, and in 1971, a reconstruction into a Pioneer House was planned but never implemented. The modern castle houses the Maltese Chapel with an area of 23 sq. m, with access to a terrace where a table for 10 people can be set.
Kurakin Almshouse (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Prosveshcheniya Street, 3
The Kurakin Almshouse in Pavlovsk was founded on the initiative of Prince Kurakin; construction began in 1820, and the first residents settled there in 1821. Initially a one-and-a-half-story building, it was later expanded and rebuilt, and was bordered on three sides by a wide linden alley, which later became Pod Lipkami Street. In 1836, part of the premises was leased to a ribbon-making factory, and in 1838 the building passed into the ownership of manufacturier-advisor Tribaudino. Since 1967, the Pioneer and Schoolchildren's House has been located here, which in the 1990s was renamed the Pavlovsk Youth Creativity House, and now it houses the Pavlovsky Children's Creativity House.
Great Stone Staircase
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Great Stone Staircase in Pavlovsk connects the palace with the valley of the Slavyanka River and is included in the register of cultural heritage sites of Russia. Built in the late 18th century, the structure made of 64 steps of Putilov stone slab has four flights and narrows towards the top to create a perspective foreshortening effect. The upper platform of the staircase is enclosed by a balustrade made of Pudost limestone with decorative cast-iron vases, and four lion statues are installed at its edges. The left part of the balustrade and one of the lions were damaged by an air bomb during the Great Patriotic War.
Grand Cascade (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20, litera BA
The Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk is located on Sadovaya Street and enlivens the Round Pond, which was created on an expanded section of the river. Its sheer wall in the style of Italian gardens has a height of six meters, and the viewing platform behind the balustrade faces east, towards the rising sun. During the Great Patriotic War, the waterfall of the cascade was not damaged, although the underground pipe failed, and in 1990, due to silt and damaged masonry, restoration was required. The terrace covering above the cascade is made of crushed stone and rammed earth, and the image of the waterfall in A. Martynov's painting adorns the Toilet Room of Maria Feodorovna in the Pavlovsk Palace.
Visconti Bridge
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Visconti Bridge
The Visconti Bridge in Pavlovsk Park is a single-span stone structure made of Pudost stone, restored in the early 1960s on the site of the original bridge blown up during the war, which dated back to the early 19th century. The wide arched span of the crossing is adorned with a lion mask on the keystone, and massive pedestals with vases made of limestone are arranged on the sides as icebreakers. The dam under the bridge has six spillway spans, which are covered with removable wooden shields. It is believed that the architect Placido Visconti was the author of the project, although among the surviving drawings by Voronikhin there is also a variant of this structure.
Aviary (Pavlovsk Park)
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, central area
The aviary in Pavlovsky Park, built according to the design of Cameron and F.-H. Viollier in 1784, was surrounded by a "Garden with Games" featuring trimmed shrubs, a maze, and a bowling green. The interior decoration of the central hall included a monochrome painting with arabesques, plants, and cupids, mirrors in stucco frames, soft sofas, artificial marble, and bas-reliefs. The building's facades are adorned with large and small rosettes, while the small columns were presumably plastered later than the main ones. Initially, exotic birds lived in the galleries, and in the center stood a statue of Flora brought from Italy, which was damaged during the Great Patriotic War along with the building that was restored in 1940.
Gonzaga Gallery
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Gonzaga Gallery in Pavlovsk was painted by Gonzaga himself, who depicted five arched galleries separated by double pilasters, with wreaths "imitating stucco" and sculptures of winged goddesses above the arches. The ceiling painting transformed it into a semi-circular vault, visually increasing the height, while the floor was painted "to imitate stone." In 1822–1824, architect Carlo Rossi added a library with large arched windows framed by rosette ornaments above the gallery, and during the 2005–2011 restoration, the painting was executed in a yellow-ochre color scheme to match the palace facade. The "Urn of Fate," mistakenly assembled due to lost blueprints, and a bronze Mercury, which disappeared during the war and was later found in the Graz Museum, were also located here.
Elizaveta Pavilion
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Krasnaya Dolina
Elizaveta Pavilion, also known as Krasnaya Dolina, is located in Pavlovsk Park in the Red Valley and was a favorite resting place of Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna. The architecture of the building is distinguished by its originality: the columns on the side facades are arranged in a semicircle, and the main square hall with four glazed doors is surrounded by porticoes of various types, including an ancient peristyle and a staircase to the roof. During the 1911 restoration, the walls of the main volume were painted to look like "ruins" with white inserts imitating later additions, and the master Ivan Volin faced the columns with green and the walls with gray artificial marble. As of February 2026, the restoration workshop "Nasledie" was completing the restoration of the pavilion, the project of which also includes parquet flooring and an illusionary ceiling by Gonzago.
Zverinets Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk, Zverinets district
The Menagerie in Pavlovsk is an architectural monument of regional significance, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the historical center of St. Petersburg. The preserved historical layout with its water system and old-growth trees includes the Round Pond, as well as two other water bodies created in this area. Eight avenue-rays of the former Menagerie now exist as city streets, including Kazarmenny Lane, which restored its historical name in 2015. The Dairy, located on the territory, housed cows of the Livonian breed, gifted by Empress Catherine II.
Apollo Colonnade
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Apollo Colonnade in Pavlovsk is situated on the top of a hill symbolizing Mount Parnassus — the dwelling place of Apollo with the Muses. The structure is made in the form of a double ring of Doric order columns, covered by an entablature, and the gray color of the limestone gives it an ancient appearance. The upper part is decorated with medallions, bas-reliefs, and stucco molding in the form of laurel garlands, and in the center stands a bronze statue of the Apollo Belvedere, cast in 1826 at the St. Petersburg Iron Foundry. The collapsed elements were decided not to be restored so that the colonnade would retain the appearance of natural ancient ruins.
Princess Lieven Column
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Rozovopavilonnye Ponds
The Column of Princess Lieven was erected in the 1840s on the peninsula between the Central and Middle Rosy Pavilion Ponds of Pavlovsk Park, opposite the Konstantinovsky Palace. The current monument was constructed in 1793 by the stonemason Plavido Viskonti, and its stylobate is four-stepped and laid with Pudost stone slabs. The column's base is composed of a marble plinth in the form of a square slab, a marble torus, and a granite trochilus, and according to the Pavlovsk Museum-Reserve, the author of the structure is unknown. The column was granted the status of a cultural heritage site by the order of KGIOP No. 471-rp dated December 29, 2021.
End of the World Column
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Novaya Silviya
The "End of the World" Column in Pavlovsk Park was moved by architect Vincenzo Brenna to the area of New Sylvia in the last years of the 18th century from its original location at the end of the Triple Linden Alley. The monument received its humorous name because it marked the boundary of the landscaped part of the park, while being located exactly in the center opposite the palace and remaining visible from it. The platform near the column, expanded by Brenna under Paul I, became known as the Parade Ground. The pedestal of the structure is made of Ruskeala marble and has four faces with recessed fields, where broken metal pins from some inserts were once visible.
Round Hall
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Round Hall in Pavlovsk is a pavilion built according to the design of Charles Cameron in the late 1790s. In the 19th century, it received its name, which is considered inaccurate because the building's plan is closer to an oval, and only the two end apses are round. After the construction of a railway embankment in 1837, the pavilion was dismantled and rebuilt on a higher foundation, simplifying its facade decoration. Traditional Pavlovsk concerts originated in this hall, and after a late restoration in the 1960s (or 1976), musical evenings were held there again.
Stairway and Pier with Three Lions
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 29, structure 2, litera A
The Staircase and Pier with Three Lions, also known as the Trellis, is an architectural monument in the Mariental Pavlovsk Park on the shore of a pond. Initially, four lion statues stood on the pier, one of which was lost during the Great Patriotic War, and three were temporarily moved to the palace in the 1960s. The staircase railing previously held six statues, which were later replaced with four vases of Olonets marble, one of which was broken by Red Army soldiers in 1920. The official address of the structure is Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, building 29, structure 2, letter A.
Mausoleum to the Husband-Benefactor
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, New Sylvia
The Mausoleum to the Spouse-Benefactor in the Pavlovsk Park, built in the early 19th century according to the design of architect Jean-Francois Thomas de Thomon, is located in the Novaya Silvia area. The walls of the building are faced with limestone blocks, and the columns are executed in the spirit of a modified Doric order with light-gray marble echinus decorated with carvings. Inside, the vaulted cylindrical ceiling is adorned with hexagonal coffers with rosettes, and in the center of the hall, a bronze lamp in the shape of an amphora with gilded masks hung on chains. Against the wall opposite the entrance, a marble cenotaph by sculptor Ivan Martos is installed, featuring a relief of the grieving family of Paul I and a mourner personifying Empress Maria Feodorovna, while tall fir trees are planted around the structure.
Milk House
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Dairy House, or Molochnya, was built in 1782 in Pavlovsk Park according to the design of Charles Cameron at the request of Maria Feodorovna in the style of a Swiss Alpine hut. The brick structure, faced with rough boulders, had a high thatched roof supported by wooden posts, and a bell hung in the turret to summon cattle. Inside, there was originally a cowshed for six cows, a storage room for provisions, and an elegant lounge for relaxation. The house, conceived as a reminder of the Empress's homeland of Württemberg, is located in the central area of the park, which at the time of construction was its outskirts near the forest.
Bridge of the Centaurs
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20, litera AM
The Bridge of the Centaurs is a pedestrian bridge across the Slavyanka River in Pavlovsk Park, built in the late 18th century according to the design of Vincenzo Brenna. It got its name thanks to the centaur figures decorating it, which are plaster copies of ancient Roman statues. The bridge lies in a bend of the river and fits well into the landscape; from it, one can see views of the palace and the Colonnade of Apollo. The structure has the status of a federal architectural monument according to the decree of the Government of Russia No. 527 of July 10, 2001.
Dam Bridge on the Tyzvya River
Pavlovsk, Michurina Street, bridge over the Tyzva River
The bridge-dam on the Tyzva River in Pavlovsk is a road reinforced concrete arch bridge located in the alignment of Michurin Street. The modern structure was built in 1980–1983 according to the design of the "Lengiproinzhproekt" institute under the supervision of chief engineer A. A. Sokolov and represents a hingeless monolithic structure with a calculated span of 10 meters. The bridge railing is made of cast iron balusters, a metal handrail, sub-rail stone, and gray granite pedestals. In 1988, a major renovation was carried out on the bridge, and historically, a three-span bridge from the 1780s previously stood in this place, serving as an element of the park ensemble of the Aleksandrova Dacha.
Nicholas Gate
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, at the junction with Berezovaya Street
The Nicholas Gate, located in Pavlovsk at the intersection of Sadovaya and Berezovaya Streets, marked the entrance to the city from the side of Tsarskoye Selo. The height of the structure is 10.7 meters, and the width is 16.97 meters. Above the gate columns there is an entablature with a high attic and a double-headed eagle figure, and four cast-iron wheel guards are installed on the sides of the central passage. The square grille with applied vases and baskets is cast from lead, and the original color of the gate was light gray with white decorative details.
New Sylvia
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
Novaya Silvia is one of the seven landscape areas of Pavlovsky Park, whose name translates as "new forest". Five parallel alleys run along the high bank of the Slavyanka River and converge at several sites, and the main feature of the area is the natural beauty of the forest with almost no artificial structures. Here stands the statue of Apollo Musagetes, cast by master E. Gasteklu from an antique original, and the Novosilvijsky Bridge connects the territory with the Krasnaya Dolina area. Novaya Silvia borders the Pil Tower, a pavilion by architect Vincenzo Brenna built on the site of a former mill.
Deer Bridge (Pavlovsk Park)
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Deer Bridge is a pedestrian metal arch crossing from the second half of the 19th century, spanning the channel between the Central and Middle Rosy Pavilion Ponds in Pavlovsk Park. It stands on four abutments made of Pudozh limestone with rectangular stone pedestals, on which paired zinc sculptures of deer, cast in Berlin in 1872, were originally placed. These figures, purchased for Pavlovsk Park by Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, were lost in the pre-war years. The Rosy Pavilion Ponds connected by the bridge appeared in 1803 according to the design of P. Gonzaga, and the first crossing at this location was wooden and was named Rosy.
Pavilion of Rossi (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park
The Rossi Pavilion in Pavlovsk Park is a gazebo designed by Carlo Rossi in 1816 and built by architect Carl Schmidt. Its columns, pylons, and pilasters, stylized in the Tuscan order, are finished with plaster, and the pedestal of the monument is made of pink granite with a high, smooth plinth. During the Great Patriotic War, a military cemetery was established in front of the pavilion, where German and Spanish soldiers were buried, and their remains were exhumed and reburied in the early 2000s. The object has the status of a cultural heritage site of federal significance, assigned by a decree of the Russian government in 2001.
Pavilion of the Three Graces
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20, litera Ch
The Pavilion of the Three Graces in Pavlovsk was built according to the design of Charles Cameron in 1801 and became the architect's last work in this park. The outer pediment of the pavilion depicts the goddess of wisdom Minerva, while the pediment facing the palace depicts Apollo, while the entablature has a smooth frieze and a profiled cornice with an egg-and-dart band and dentils. The stylobate of the building is decorated with a stylized archivolt with a keystone made of roughly processed limestone, and the ceiling inside is coffered and decorated with gypsum ornaments. The pavilion is recognized as a monument of architecture of federal significance by a decree of the Russian government dated July 10, 2001.
Pavlovsky Railway Station
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Pavlovsk Station was the terminus of the first railway in the Russian Empire, the Tsarskoye Selo Railway, and was located in Pavlovsk Park in the Bolshaya Zvezda area. From 1856, for ten seasons, Johann Strauss (son) performed here, and among the musicians who performed were Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, and Prokofiev. From the historical ensemble, the lantern, the fountain bowl, the kitchen building, and part of the water tower have survived to this day. The reconstruction of the Musical Station is planned to be completed by 2027, for the 250th anniversary of Pavlovsk.
Pavlovsk Palace
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Pavlovsk Palace in the city of Pavlovsk served as the residence of the widowed Empress Maria Feodorovna after the assassination of Paul I in 1801. The building features the Italian Hall with light lilac artificial marble, a marble floor, and an orchestra gallery under the dome, which Cameron was the first to use in Russian architecture, surrounding it with 64 Doric columns. The palace's Egyptian Vestibule was damaged in the fires of 1803 and 1944, and the state bedroom was created by Brenna based on a design by J. D. Dugour, opening it after restoration in 1967. The Pilaster Study was decorated according to Quarenghi's design in 1801, and after the fire, Voronikhin, a former serf, became the chief architect of Pavlovsk.
Pavlovsky Park
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
Pavlovsk Park in the city of Pavlovsk was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1989 according to the ICOMOS protocol. Architect Cameron, during its creation, reproduced elements of the Chantilly and Württemberg estates, which Paul and Maria Feodorovna liked, and the Triple Linden Alley divides the road from the palace to the Parade Field into a carriageway and pedestrian paths. In 1918, the palace and park were nationalized, after which excursions for workers began to be held there, and during the Soviet years the territory was temporarily divided into plots for agriculture and logging. Pavlovsk Station was built in the Bolshaya Zvezda area to receive trains, and next to it, according to the design of architect Stackenschneider, a kurhaus with a concert hall was erected.
Pavlovsk Museum-Reserve
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The museum-reserve in Pavlovsk includes a palace, the general design of which in the Palladian style was created by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron, although due to conflicts with the owners after 1786, the construction was completed by Henri-François-Gabriel Viollier. The palace opened its doors to visitors in June 1918, and in 1957, after the war, the first halls became accessible to the public: the Front Hall, the Chevalier Guard Hall, the Chevalier Hall, the Orchestra Hall, and the Buffet Hall. To restore the interiors, 2,500 photographic negatives from the beginning of the century by Benois and eleven thousand photographs taken before the war were used. In August 1941, thirteen thousand items along with all the documentation were evacuated from the museum in time.
Pavlovsk Station
Pavlovsk, Privokzalnaya Square, 1
Pavlovsk station is located 26 km from Vitebsky railway station and approximately 1.4 km from the city center. The one-story station building from 1955, constructed in the "Stalinist Empire" style, is crowned with a hexagonal rotunda, whose spire was topped with a star until 1994. Electric trains ED4M and ER2T, diesel trains DT1, and rail bus RA2 depart from the station. Since 1962, through traffic to Viritsa has been operating, and DT1 trains run to Veliky Novgorod.
Monument to Elena Pavlovna "On the Island"
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Marienthal
The monument to Elena Pavlovna "On the Island" in Pavlovsk Park, which was an architectural monument, is considered lost. It stood on a small island near the Stone Bridge not far from the Pavlovsk Palace, and its pedestal was made of pink Olonets marble and topped with a vase of red marble with bronze bird figures. After the liberation of Pavlovsk in 1944, it turned out that the occupiers had blown up the bridge, causing the disrupted water system to flood the island. The surviving marble bas-relief by Ivan Martos, which bore an inscription about the author and the date 1806, was restored by the "Nasledie" company with the support of VTB Bank.
Monument to Parents
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Staraya Silviya
The Monument to the Parents in Pavlovsk Park is a rectangular aedicula that closes the perspective of one of the twelve paths of the Old Sylvia. It is approached by cast-iron gates designed by architect Thomas de Thomon, adorned with symbols of loss — overturned torches and lachrymatory vessels. The semi-circular niche of the structure is faced with pink Tivdian marble, and originally only a black marble dedicatory plaque was inside. In the early 19th century, I. P. Martos created a sculptural group for the monument, and in 1805, A. Voronikhin remodeled the pavilion for its installation.
Pil Tower Bridge-Dam
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Pil Tower
The Pyl Tower Bridge-Dam in Pavlovsk is located at the border of two sections of the Slavyanka River valley and represents a cohesive architectural and artistic ensemble. The length of its abutments is 8.75 meters; they are faced with limestone and granite, and their foundation is made of pine piles. For structural stability, a pier with eight spillway spans is installed in the middle of the span, and the pattern of the openwork cast-iron railings is an interweaving of rods with vignettes. In 1944, the structure was blown up by retreating fascist troops, and in 2001 it received the status of a federal heritage site.
Pil Tower
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20, litera N
The Pyl Tower is a pavilion in the Pavlovsk Park on the bank of the Slavyanka River, built in 1797 in the form of a sawmill on the border between the landscaped part and the dark forests of Novaya Silviya. The structure was conceived in the style of "romantic poverty," in which a modest exterior concealed royal luxury of the interior, where servants were housed on the first floor and the owners on the second. On the second floor, a round painted ceiling with a depiction of cupids playing with zephyrs has been preserved, and the salon is adorned with a fireplace made of gray and red marble. During the Great Patriotic War, the interior decoration of the tower was severely damaged due to the quartering of a unit of the Spanish Blue Division there.
Popovka
Pavlovsk, Popovka River valley
The Popovka River Valley, located south of Pavlovsk, is a natural monument of regional significance. In its middle course, the river has cut a deep canyon, the sheer slopes of which reach heights of 18–25 meters in places, and the bedrock is exposed for a distance of two to three kilometers. The valley area contains more than 20 outcrops of steeply inclined Paleozoic rocks, which are folded in places and attract geologists. Trilobite fossils, orthocones, endoceratids, echinospharitids, as well as obolus shells are found in the limestones.
Pink Pavilion (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, Belaya Bereza
The Pink Pavilion is the most significant structure by Andrey Voronikhin in Pavlovsk Park, representing a simple building surrounded by rose bushes on all sides. To host Alexander I, a Dance Hall was added to the eastern side of the pavilion in seventeen days according to the design of Pietro di Gottardo Gonzago, causing one of the porticos to end up inside the building and serve as decoration. Instead of the classical acanthus, massive wreaths of roses, cornflowers, and daisies adorn the gate grille, and the historic rose garden was replanted by French landscape architect Louis Benech in 1992–1995. After the revolution, lectures and museum exhibitions were held in the building.
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Artilleriyskaya Street, 2
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pavlovsk is located at 2 Artillery Street, and its history began in 1841 with the establishment of a church in the barracks of the Model Cavalry Regiment. The building features images of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archangel Michael, and the Great Martyr George the Victorious on three of its sides; they are the patrons of the city's artillery batteries. The position of the rector became a permanent staff position after the church was consecrated at the request of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, and in 2011, a bronze bust-monument of Emperor Nicholas II was unveiled near the cathedral. The largest bell of the cathedral weighed 2.7 tons, and the modern main bell was cast in December 2001 at the Baltic Shipyard.
Private Garden (Pavlovsk Park)
Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Park, near Pavlovsk Palace
The Private Garden of the Pavlovsk Park is located between the southern wing of the palace and the river, under the windows of the Empress's private rooms, and is enclosed by the palace walls and a high wrought-iron fence. It was designed in 1784 by Charles Cameron and F.-H. Viollier, and in 1801–1803 it was laid out by Cameron, Viollier, and the master gardener Wiesler. The garden preserves a linden quincunx from the 1780s — a planting of trees in rows in a checkerboard pattern with trimmed crowns. The object of cultural heritage of federal significance was declared by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 527 of July 10, 2001.
Trinity Church (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Konyushennaya Street, 11A
The Trinity Church is an Orthodox church in the city of Pavlovsk near St. Petersburg, located in the Oak Garden. According to the design by architect L. A. Ilyin, approved by the Grand Duke in 1912, the white stone church in the Neo-Russian style was supposed to have two side altars. The current wooden church was built in 2007 with the support of the head of the Pavlovsk municipal formation, Valery Zibarev, and the chief state inspector of the Pushkin district for fire supervision, Andrey Oleynik, and a round icon of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity is located at its High Place. Since April 2015, the church has been an independent parish.
Tyzva
Pavlovsk, Tyzva River, Alexandrova Dacha
The Tyzva River in Pavlovsk flows through the territory of the Alexandrova Dacha, flowing into the Slavyanka River on the left 18 km from its mouth. In its middle course, its banks are occupied by vegetable gardens and private cellars, while the riverbed is clogged with silt and is gradually overgrown with reeds and sedge. A small fleet, associated with the name of N. A. Lvov and reminiscent of Peter I's vessels mentioned in Dzhunkovsky's poem, has been created on the river's pond. A natural ravine begins a kilometer from the intersection with the Vitebsk railway, and the tributaries are unnamed streams of an abandoned park.
Vasenko Street
Pavlovsk, Vasenko Street
Vasenko Street in Pavlovsk runs from May First Street to Pravda Street and was named in 1934 after the engineer-aerologist and stratostat designer A. B. Vasenko. Since March 16, 1929, Andrey Vasenko worked at the Pavlovsk Meteorological and Magnetic Observatory, which later became the Aerological Institute. On this street is house No. 3 — the Zwerner House, built in the 1840s according to the design of architect I. Ya. Potolov. Vasenko died on January 30, 1934, in the crash of the stratostat "Osoaviakhim-1," whose gondola fell near the village of Potizh-Ostrog, and at the crash site his pocket watch was found with its hands stopped at 16 hours 21 minutes.
Farm (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Novovestinskaya Street, 18
The farm complex with a wooden two-story ceremonial milk pavilion was built in 1801 in Pavlovsk on Novovestinskaya Street. The first floor of the pavilion had five rooms with semicircular windows, and the upper floor had two, one of which was octagonal, while the windows of the other were decorated with colored glass. The octagonal hall was furnished with furniture from the Shtrom workshop in the Gothic style, where two false fireplaces with mirrors in Gothic frames stood opposite each other. The lower vestibule of the building was preserved unchanged from Voronikhin until the revolution, and a single-flight oak staircase with thin balusters led to the second floor. In 1950, one of the tenants set up a soap-boiling workshop in the pavilion, which damaged the wall paintings more than the war did, and in 1996 the farm pond was cleaned according to the project of S. M. Zeltzman, with a facing of concrete blocks and a cobblestone bottom.
Temple of Friendship (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 20
The Temple of Friendship in Pavlovsk is an ancient rotunda temple with a blind exterior wall without windows, surrounded by a ring of sixteen white fluted columns of the Greek-Doric order. In the metopes of the frieze of the structure, reliefs of dolphins, symbolizing friendship in ancient mythology, and wreaths of grapevine, signifying the renewal of nature, alternate. The gilded inscription above the entrance has been lost, and only the letter "’" has been preserved in the museum. The pavilion, whose facades and interiors have been repeatedly restored after the Great Patriotic War, probably served as a venue for chamber concerts for a narrow circle of the court.
Temple of the Rose Without Thorns
Pavlovsk, Alexandrova Dacha, Novgorodskaya Road
The Temple of the Rose Without Thorns, also known as the "Temple of Felitsa," is a seven-column rotunda on Alexander's Dacha in Pavlovsk. The structure, which has existed since the 1780s, stands on a high bank of the lake on the cape of the Tyzva River, and the authorship of the building is attributed to Charles Cameron, Nikolay Lvov, or Giacomo Quarenghi. On the temple's ceiling there was a figure of Russia leaning on a shield with an image of Felitsa, and traces of the inscription "Temple of Felitsa" were preserved on the outer frieze. Inside the rotunda, where parts of the frescoes were preserved by 1917, a vase with a thornless rose branch made of gilded bronze stood on a marble pedestal.
Temple of Flora and Pomona
Pavlovsk, Alexandrova Dacha
The Temple of Flora and Pomona, located in the park "Alexandrova Dacha", is the only surviving structure of this estate in its original place and is officially considered the "Echo" pavilion. The object is dedicated to the goddess of flowers Flora and the nymph of fertility Pomona, and its entrance is decorated with two Ionic columns and half-columns supporting the architrave. The pavilion, recognized as an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, serves as the endpoint of the route of Prince Chlor from the fairy tale by Catherine II. The territory of the park and this heavily damaged monument, included in the Unified State Register of Cultural Heritage Objects of Russia, have been taken under state protection.
Church of Catherine and the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Parkovaya Street, 1
The Church of Catherine and the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Pavlovsk, located on Parkovaya Street, was built in 1746–1748 at the expense of Count M. K. Skavronsky. Until 1917, the parish of the church included the village of Tsarskaya Slavyanka and several surrounding villages, and in 2007–2011 the bell tower was restored with a ringing tier and spire, and a dome was installed. The temple, closed for services in 1938, is currently open from 9:00 to 18:00 and supports prisoners through the attached Church of Alexander Nevsky in settlement colony No. 8. The rector of the church is Archpriest Oleg Alexandrovich Skomorokh.
Church of Mary Magdalene (Pavlovsk)
Pavlovsk, Sadovaya Street, 17
The Church of Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk is located at 17 Sadovaya Street. Before the Great Patriotic War, the building housed the Spartak shoe factory, and in the early 19th century, the temple's wings contained a hospital with 36 beds. In the apse part of the temple, there are three windows on two levels, and on the side roofs opposite the second windows from the bell tower, there are towers of light lanterns. The church is assigned the Church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon the Healer at the boarding house for children with developmental disabilities and two chapels at the tuberculosis hospital and the House of War Veterans.
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Pavlovsk (Lutheran)
Pavlovsk, Gornaya Street, 14A
The Lutheran Church of Mary Magdalene in Pavlovsk was built in 1803 on the southern outskirts of the village of Popovo according to the design of architect Y. Salonen. The building, executed in the shape of a double cross, originally had a freestanding bell tower, which was blown up in 1941. In the 1950s, the side towers of the kirche were removed, and the building itself was extended by one floor, which distorted its historical appearance. On old maps, this place was marked as "Kirka Pyazhelevo".
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Tyarlevo)
Pavlovsk, Tyarlevo, Sportivnaya Street, 2A
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Tyarlevo, located in Pavlovsk, is a cultural heritage site of Russia of regional significance. The church was consecrated on July 19, 1914, by Bishop Gennady (Tuberozov) of Narva, and its first ktitor was Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of the Imperial blood. Previously, the church housed ancient icons from Mount Athos, donated by Emperor Nicholas II. In March 2005, the parish acquired a bell tower with five bells, replacing the previously used ship's bell. The current rector of the church is Archpriest Alexander Pokramovich.
Gorchakov School
Pavlovsk, Yelizavetinskaya Street, 2
The Gorchakov School in Pavlovsk is located in the former Elizabeth and Maria Shelter, built in 1908–1909 according to the design of architect A. V. Druker, where a hospital was located during the Soviet era. Students are offered extracurricular programs, including sports games, swimming, dancing, fine arts, music, as well as clubs for mathematics, physics, history, astronomy, and the German language. Every school student writes a research paper on a chosen topic, and a 205-millimeter Meade LX90-ACF telescope is installed in the astronomical observatory, which was opened in 2005 on the tower. The school holds traditional sports competitions, the Gorchakov Pentathlon, annually, and the grading system was developed by a physics teacher and candidate of pedagogical sciences, V. V. Voronov.
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