Colonist Park

The Kolonistsky Park in Peterhof with gardens on the Olgin and Tsaritsyn Islands was created in 1839–1850 according to the design of A. I. Stackenschneider with the participation of the garden master P. I. Erler. The assortment of plants on the islands is selected based on historical archival materials and has been maintained after the completion of the pavilion restoration in 2004. The garden of Olgin Island resembled Elysium — the garden of Julia from the novel by J.-J. Rousseau, and in the 19th century an orangery was arranged annually in the Inner Garden of Tsaritsyn Island to preserve exotic plants.