Apollo Colonnade

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.