Bip Fortress

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.