Aviary (Pavlovsk Park)

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.