Pushkin
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Admiralteystvo (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Admiralty in the Catherine Park of Pushkin is a complex of structures, the design of which was approved in 1773, and the finishing was completed in 1777. In its central building, the Dutch style reminiscent of Petrine Baroque, toy-like towers, and decorative Gothic elements are whimsically combined. On the sides of the boat pool are two pavilions for keeping birds and ponds for waterfowl, connected to the main building by a fence made by the Mint. In the Sailor's House nearby lived the oarsmen sailors who rowed visitors around the pond, and since 1901, the Gottorp Globe with a diameter of 3.1 meters — the world's first globe-planetarium, brought to Russia by Peter I — has been exhibited in the Dutch Hall.
Academic Avenue (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Akademichesky Prospekt
Academic Avenue in Pushkin, about 1.44 km long, was laid out in 1895 to the Tsarskoye Selo Railway Station after the construction of the Imperial railway branch. The Imperial Garage was located on the avenue; by 1914 it housed about fifty cars, serviced by 80 drivers who also performed the duties of mechanics and bodyguards. Of all the vehicles, only one Delaunay-Belleville car was the personal property of the imperial family, while the others were on the state treasury balance sheet. All three historic garage buildings have survived, and after the war they were occupied by the Agrarian University, which placed its departments there.
Alexander Palace
Pushkin, Dvortsovaya Street, 2
The Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin, Dvortsovaya Street, 2) became the permanent residence of Nicholas II in 1904. In 1896–1898, reconstructions destroyed the suite's half of the building, replacing it with the personal apartments of the Emperor and Alexandra Feodorovna, where the Maple Drawing Room and the Grand Study appeared in the left wing. In the 2020s, the Kitchen Wing houses the research institutions of the Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve, and since 2011, the implementation of the palace adaptation project, divided into two phases in 2018, has been underway.
Alexandrovsky Park
Pushkin, Alexander Park, by the Great Chinese Bridge
Alexandrovsky Park in Pushkin is located on sedimentary deposits of the Paleozoic sea over 200 meters thick, which cover a crystalline basement of granites, gneisses, and diabases. In the landscape park, laid out around the Alexandrovsky Palace in the 1790s, there are picturesque ponds with peninsulas, the artificial hill "Parnassus," and bosquets, as well as a complex of Neo-Gothic buildings by architect Adam Menelas, which includes the White Tower, the Chapel, the Arsenal, and the Lams' Pavilion. For the 300th anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo, sculptures of the Great Chinese Bridge, the Shaky Bridge, and the "White Tower" pavilion were unveiled here, while the Krasnoselskie Gates, after restoration by Polish specialists, once again adorn the entrance, with the cast-iron parts of the Elephant Gates having been moved to the Old Krasnoselskaya Road back in 1846.
Arsenal (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Alexander Park, Arsenal
The Arsenal in Alexander Park in Pushkin is a hunting pavilion Monbijou, rebuilt in the style of a neo-Gothic structure from the English royal park in Windsor at the choice of Alexander I. The imperial standard flew over the building during the emperor's presence, and in the pavilion decorated with paintings on hunting themes, Elizabeth received ambassadors from France and Austria. On the first floor there were a ceremonial staircase, a vestibule, a dining room, a study, the empress's room, a library, a picture room, and an Albanian room, while snow-white alabaster statues stood between the porches and along the cornices. In 1885, Alexander III transferred Nicholas I's arms collection from the Arsenal to the Imperial Hermitage.
Babolovsky Palace
Pushkin, Babolovsky Park
The Babolovsky Palace in the city of Pushkin is located in Babolovsky Park on the shore of Serebryany Pond and is currently in a ruined state after the destruction at the end of the Great Patriotic War. The surviving original walls of the building are covered with a temporary roof and scaffolding, which slows down its further deterioration. In 1824–1825, the palace was rebuilt according to the design of V. P. Stasov, and the "Tsar Bathtub" made of dark pink Finnish granite by Samson Sukhanov according to the design of engineer Betancourt was installed in a special room. This oval basin has a height of 192 cm, a diameter of 533 cm, and weighs 48 tons, and its polishing lasted from 1818 to 1828.
Babolovsky Park
Pushkin, Babolovsky Park
Babolovsky Park in Pushkin is known as a place where, among lush meadow grasses reaching human height, linden, oak, maple, and areas of relict spruce grow. Among its ancient landmarks, the stone bathtub by master Sukhanov and the Taitsky Aqueduct, whose water was considered the most beneficial for health, stand out. It is known that Catherine II drank only this water, which was brought to her even on trips, and the residents of St. Petersburg had a tradition of coming to the Babolovsky Palace to drink tea with this water. In early 2014, the territory of the park, except for a disputed plot, was transferred to the State Museum-Reserve "Tsarskoye Selo".
Ruin Tower (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Ruin Tower
The Tower-Ruin in Catherine Park of Pushkin is an architectural folly in the form of an artificial ruin, built according to the design of Yu. M. Felten in 1771. The structure is made in the form of a column of the Tuscan order, crowned at a height of 21 meters by a circular gazebo, and the date 1768 is indicated on the keystone of the arch in Old Slavonic letters. The walls of the tower were artificially aged with cracks and painted on plaster under the direction of the artist A. I. Belsky to resemble the ruins of a fortress. The first major repair of the structure took place in 1883, and restoration work since 1993 was carried out by the Polish company PKZ.
White Tower (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Alexander Park, landscape part
The White Tower in the landscape part of the Alexandrovsky Park in the city of Pushkin was built in 1821–1827 according to the design of A. Menelas in the Neo-Gothic style for the military and gymnastic training of the sons of Nicholas I. The structure, which gave the object its name due to its color, is divided into five floors and three tiers rising in steps, and a small garden surrounded by a cast-iron fence has been laid out around it. The interior paintings were executed by V. Dodonov, I. Bernasconi, D.-B. Scotti, and V. Brandukov, the furniture was ordered from the Gambs brothers, and the parquet floors were made by M. Znamensky. The top floor housed the studio of the artist A. I. Sauerweid, and the cast-iron knights and warriors for the tower were cast at the Alexandrovsky Plant based on models by V. I. Demut-Malinovsky and K. Landini. Since October 10, 2012, the object, which is a monument of federal significance, has been functioning as an interactive center for children's education and creativity with an observation deck.
Grand Catherine Palace
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
The Great Catherine Palace in Pushkin was originally laid out according to the first design as a small two-story structure in the Dutch style "with 16 rooms." Architect Rastrelli made the longitudinal axis the main coordinate of the plan, emphasizing the length of the two parallel enfilades by placing the ceremonial staircase at the southwestern end of the building. In the Oval Hall, created by Stasov in 1817, began the private half of Emperor Alexander I, who lived in the palace in three small rooms of the church wing. In the Cavalier's Dining Room after the war, a painting by an unknown 18th-century Russian master depicting the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos from the collection of the Russian Museum was placed on the ceiling.
Great Caprice
Pushkin, Alexander Park, Podkaprizovaya Road
The Great Caprice is an embankment in the Alexander Park of Pushkin, reinforced with stone blocks laid in the form of a heap of rocks. At the top of the embankment there is a Chinese pavilion with a curved roof resembling the roofs of the Squeaking Pavilion and the buildings of the Chinese Village, to which two staircases clad in marble and limestone lead. The main arch of the structure has a width of 5.25 meters and a height of 7 meters. During the 1988–1989 restoration, the walls, arch vaults, and facades were restored; however, after the work, the stone cladding of the vaults began to deteriorate, and some blocks on the slopes delaminated and crumbled.
Gate To My Dear Fellow Servicemen
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, Catherine Park entrance
The "To My Dear Comrades-in-Arms" Gate is an original cast-iron monument located on the southeastern outskirts of Catherine Park in the city of Pushkin. The monument stands on Sadovaya Street at the entrance to the landscape part of the park from the side of Pavlovsk and is a cultural heritage site under the number 7810447015. Art historian A. N. Petrov includes it in a unified complex of cast-iron monuments together with the Gothic and Cadet Gates and the Cast-Iron Gazebo. The inscription on the entablature was chosen by Alexander I, who hesitated between the words "comrades-in-arms" and "associates."
Gatchina Gates
Pushkin, Parkovaya Street, Catherine Park exit
The Gatchina (Orlov) Gates, erected in 1777–1782, stand on Parkovaya Street at the exit from Catherine Park onto the road to Gatchina. This monument to Count Grigory Orlov, created during his lifetime, was erected to commemorate his merits in stopping the plague in Moscow in 1771, as evidenced by memorial inscriptions in bronze letters. The elongated semicircular arch of the gates, with relief decoration and a keystone, is faced with marble blocks delivered to Tsarskoye Selo in 1777. Above the entablature is an attic with pilasters, and the design of the structure was handled by architects V. I. Neelov and I. Pinchetti based on Rinaldi's drawings.
Gostiny Dvor in Pushkin
Pushkin, Moskovskaya Street, 25
The Gostiny Dvor in Pushkin was established in 1818 when the shops from Znamenskaya Church and the Konstantinovskaya Fair were moved to its current location. The wooden one-story building, erected in 1825 by Vasily Stasov with the participation of Vasily Geste, was replaced in 1866 by a new stone structure designed by N. S. Nikitin. In the courtyard of the complex, stone Meat Rows appeared in 1843–1844, and in 1911–1912, Alexander Bach built a concrete icehouse-warehouse. The architectural appearance of the building is defined by pavilions with attic mezzanines and paired Tuscan order columns, as well as numerous dormer windows above the roof slope.
Gothic Gates (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Gothic Gate is located in the southern part of the Catherine Park in Pushkin, behind the Big Pond. Almost all cast iron elements for it were cast by May 1778 at the Kamensky Plant, where E. Zubitsky spent two weeks preparing models for molding. The gate pillars are topped with pinnacles with four vials decorated with crockets. According to A. N. Petrov, information about Felten's authorship appears in the memorial book of the St. Petersburg Governorate from 1868, and according to E. I. Devikov's version, a reduced copy of the gate was made in the Urals as a gift to Betskoy.
Grotto (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Grotto, Great Pond shore
The Grotto on the shore of the Great Pond in the Catherine Park of Pushkin is a pavilion whose dome is pierced by four lunette windows and decorated with an image of a fountain. The round windows of the pavilion were framed by wooden compositions of putti figures, dolphins, marine plants, and shells, carved by Okhta woodcarvers, and twelve statues and as many vases stood on its balustrade. Among the losses of the war years is a bronze statue of Catherine II in the image of Cybele by J. D. Raschett, and 3D scanning of surviving fragments and archival drawings are used to restore the lost carvings.
Dacha of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich
Pushkin, Moskovskoye Shosse, 11
The dacha of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich in Pushkin was built in 1896–1897, with all construction materials and workers brought from England. The estate, planted with lindens, maples, elms, pines, and larches, has a layout that protects the plot from wind from all sides. The main house and the stable building were erected simultaneously, with the stables repeating the forms of the main house in a simpler manner and topped with a small clock tower. This building served as a model for country houses in the "Anglo-Saxon style," which gave rise to the Neo-Romantic direction of St. Petersburg Art Nouveau, and films, including two episodes of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson," were shot on its territory.
Maria Rostovtseva's Dacha
Pushkin, Pavlovskoye Shosse, 6
The dacha of Maria Rostovtseva in Pushkin at 6 Pavlovskoye Highway is a two-story house, the construction permit for which was confirmed by a letter from the Ministry of the Imperial Court in 1874. When the plot was granted to the owner, she was instructed to place outbuildings, such as sheds and stables, within the territory as far away from the park's roadway as possible. In 1954, the building was transferred to workers restoring the palace of V. P. Kochubey, and in 2008, a technical report by the organization "Zhilkomekspert" established the need for urgent major repairs to the house.
Girl with a Pitcher
Pushkin, Catherine Park, by the Great Pond
The "Girl with a Jug" fountain in Catherine Park near the Big Pond is a monument of landscape architecture and sculpture of the early 19th century of federal and international significance. Art historian Magdalena Rakova attributed Sokolov's work to typical examples of Empire style, close to the art of Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen, while museum researcher Lidia Emina saw in it a symbol of the victory of the joy of life over grief. Local historian Nina Semennikova noted that the sculpture seems to be hidden behind the bushes, and the roughly hewn granite of the pedestal emphasizes the fragility of the figure, which Lyudmila Doronina associated with the skillful processing of a natural boulder by master Betancourt. A copy of the statue, created in case of vandalism, is kept in the funds of Tsarskoye Selo.
Kitaev House
Pushkin, Pushkinskaya Street, 2/19
The Kitaev House in Pushkin is the "Pushkin's Dacha" museum, which was opened in part of the building in 1958, and in 1976 was transferred to it in its entirety. In the summer and autumn of 1831, the poet lived here and worked on "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," completed "Eugene Onegin," began the novel "Roslavlev," and prepared "The Tales of Belkin" for publication. In 1910, a memorial plaque was installed on the wall of the house in memory of his stay. During the restoration for the museum, the living room, dining room, pantry, boudoir, and bedroom were restored according to the historical project and the recollections of contemporaries.
Egyptian Gates
Pushkin, Egyptian Gates Square
The Egyptian Gate in Pushkin is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, built in 1827–1829 according to a design by Menelas approved by Emperor Nicholas I. All details of the structure are cast from cast iron, and its walls are faced with slabs depicting 30 scenes from Egyptian mythology, including symbols of the afterlife on the doors. The original name of the gate was Kuzminskie, as it was erected at the entrance to Tsarskoye Selo from the side of the former village of Bolshoye Kuzmino in place of the old outpost. During the Great Patriotic War, the monument was severely damaged, and some of its cast iron details had to be recast using clay models by sculptor V. I. Demut-Malinovsky.
Catherine Park
Pushkin, Catherine Park, by the Catherine Palace
Catherine Park in the city of Pushkin, located near the Catherine Palace, is an integral part of the Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Residence. The park houses the Roller Coaster Pavilion with an octagonal hall and a statue on the dome, as well as the Upper Bath with a central octagonal hall painted by A. I. Belsky based on the frescoes of Nero's Golden House in Rome. Galvanoplastic copies, cast in the workshop of the Imperial Academy of Arts using the method of physicist B. Jacobi, are installed on the Granite Terrace. In the middle of the Big Pond stands the "Hall on the Island" pavilion, rebuilt by D. Quarenghi in 1794, where musical and dance evenings were held in the 18th century.
Catherine Cathedral
Pushkin, Moskovskaya Street, 1
The Cathedral of St. Catherine in the city of Pushkin was consecrated on December 6, 1840, in the presence of Nicholas I and Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich. In 1917, Metropolitan Benjamin served the liturgy here, and Priest Ioann Kochurov was killed by the Bolsheviks after participating in a religious procession. The church was closed in 1938; a monument to Lenin was erected in its place in 1960, but 22 years later, the rebuilt cathedral was reconsecrated by Patriarch Kirill.
Reserve Palace (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 22
The Spare Palace in Pushkin is a country estate in the Classical style. The lower floor of the building serves as a base for the two upper floors, and the main facade is adorned with a half-rotunda with Ionic order columns and a spherical semi-dome. After 1917, the widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich ceased to manage the palace, and from 1958 to 1976, the Pushkin Pioneer House was located within its walls. In the late 1970s, after a local history exhibition that had been operating there for several years, the museum collections moved to a new building.
Green Dining Room of the Catherine Palace
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
The Green Dining Room in the Catherine Palace in the town of Pushkin is the first hall of the enfilade of the Imperial private apartments in the northern part of the building, designed by architect Charles Cameron. In 1855, based on a design by A. I. Stackenschneider, a painting by A. Canoppi titled "The Triumph of Bacchus" was installed in the center of the ceiling, framed by gilded stucco ornaments. After the fire of 1820, the stucco wall decor was recreated by master Zakolupin, sculptor F. Triscorni restored the fireplace, and the parquet floor was laid anew. The current interior decoration is complemented by chairs, a bronze fireplace grate, and fixtures made according to Cameron's drawings specifically for this interior.
Znamenskaya Church
Pushkin, Dvortsovaya Street, 1
The Znamenskaya Church on Dvortsovaya Street in Pushkin is the oldest structure of the Tsarskoye Selo palace and park ensemble and the first stone building of Tsarskoye Selo. In 1991, it was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in a deplorable state: the building had practically lost its foundation, and the side chapels were separating from the main nave. During the reconstruction under the supervision of architect A. F. Vidov, vestibules were added, windows were cut, and the shapes of the dome and the bell tower were changed. The church was closed from 1943 to 1991, and every year on May 9 (21), Catherine II attended the service there, listening to the liturgy from a balcony under a canopy.
Imperial Pavilion (Station)
Pushkin, Akademichesky Prospekt, 35B
The Imperial Pavilion in Pushkin was opened in 1902 as the terminus of the Imperial branch line, by which members of the Imperial family and foreign representatives arrived at Tsarskoye Selo. During the Soviet era, the royal emblems were removed from the building's canopy, the ceremonial halls were divided by ceilings, and in 1918 the station was renamed the Uritsky Pavilion, adapting it for use as a dormitory and kitchen. The pavilion's hundred-meter platform canopy was completely dismantled in the 1930s, and during the First World War the building was used to deliver the wounded to the hospital of the Fedorovsky Town. Currently, a fund has been established to restore Russia's only imperial railway station, and the restoration is included in a comprehensive development project for the area together with the Fedorovsky Town and the Farm Park.
Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 2
The Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum in the city of Pushkin is known for the fact that among its first teachers were N. F. Koshansky, Ya. I. Kartsov, A. I. Galich, and A. P. Kunitsyn. During the renovation of the building by September 1811, oak staircases were replaced with stone ones, and two rooms on the third floor were combined into a physics cabinet. The restoration of the lyceum after the fire of 1820 was easier thanks to Director Engelhardt, who organized the removal of furniture and finishing elements, and in the 1960s a service staircase, extended to all floors in 1832, was used. Materials on the history of the building are stored in the museum in a room adjacent to the Assembly Hall, and during the Great Patriotic War the roof of the structure was pierced and doors and window frames were broken out.
Cavalier Houses (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 4, 6, 10, 12
The Cavalier Houses in Pushkin are located on Sadovaya Street and were built in the 1740s–1750s on the site of dismantled and relocated houses of palace servants and churches. Originally one-story Baroque-style buildings with mezzanines, they were expanded in 1784 by architect I. V. Neev, who added a full second floor while preserving the overall style. In the 19th century, the assistant master of the horse lived in house No. 10, and the building was extended by another floor, while house No. 12 was occupied by the military-campaign assistant master of the horse. The Engelhardt House (Sadovaya Street, 4) had a veranda on the garden side, as depicted in watercolors by A. A. Belukha, a Lyceum student.
Kagul Obelisk
Pushkin, Catherine Park, near the Zubov Wing
The Kagul Obelisk, also known as the Rumyantsev Obelisk, is installed in the Catherine Park near the Zubov Wing in honor of Count P. A. Rumyantsev. The monument, built according to the design of architect Antonio Rinaldi in 1771–1772, stands on a small platform surrounded by granite pillars with metal chains. An inscription about the victory of the Russian army in 1770 is carved on the pedestal, while the expressiveness of the monument is given by its silhouette, proportions, and the combination of dark gray and red Russian marble without military attributes.
Kazan Church (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Kazan Cemetery, 1b
The Kazan Church in Pushkin was built according to the design of Giacomo Quarenghi. In its burial vault, Prince Elim Petrovich Meshchersky is buried, and the icons for the Royal Doors and local images were painted by P. I. Brusnikov and Academician D. N. Martynov. On the western side of the fence opposite the church, there is a two-story bell tower, which is now painted white and covered with blue metal tiles. Above the spring stands a five-domed chapel "Life-Giving Spring," erected with funds from the church warden I. E. Gusterin and consecrated in 1875.
Cameron Gallery
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Cameron Gallery in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo, located 23 km south of St. Petersburg, was completed in March 1787 under the direction of architect I. V. Neelov. The idea for its creation dates back to the Roman drawings of Ch.-L. Clerisseau, the engravings of G. B. Piranesi, and the motifs of paintings by H. Robert. Empress Catherine II loved to stroll along the gallery's belvedere, which offers a view of the landscape park, the Tsarskoye Selo pond, and the Sophia Cathedral, and a separate door led from the Hanging Garden to the Mirror Cabinet. The frieze of the structure is decorated with wreaths, the cornice with lion masks, and busts are installed on the colonnade, including a copy of the bust of M. V. Lomonosov and Italian copies of ancient originals from the 2nd century BC, made in 1826 by architect Vasily Stasov.
Chinese Village
Pushkin, Alexander Park, Chinese Village
The Chinese Village in the Alexander Park of Pushkin is an ensemble that was supposed to consist of 18 houses in the Chinese style, surrounded by galleries and forming an octagonal square with a lane leading to the observatory. The center of the composition is an octagonal pavilion-observatory, the facade design of which was borrowed from an engraving depicting a Chinese pagoda in a 1669 Amsterdam album. In the 1860s, the limestone figures of Chinese men on the Big Chinese Bridge were replaced with painted zinc figures from the "Genke, Pleske & Moran" factory. As a result of the renovation under a contract with a Danish company, 28 apartments were created in the village houses.
Chinese Theatre (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Alexander Park, New Garden
The Chinese Theatre in Tsarskoye Selo, designed by Antonio Rinaldi in the Rococo style with elements of "chinoiserie," opened on June 13, 1779, with Giovanni Paisiello's opera "Demetrio." "The Barber of Seville" was performed on its stage with the participation of singer G. Sonntag, and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich with officers performed in the play "Princess Greza." After the heating system was improved in 1909, the summer theater began operating year-round, and in 1902, electric lighting was installed for the visit of French President Loubet. The building stood empty from 1914 to 1930 and burned down during shelling on September 15, 1941, after which it was not restored.
Concert Hall (Pavilion)
Pushkin, Catherine Park, island on the Upper Ponds
The concert hall in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo, built according to Quarenghi's design for music with two cabinets, is dedicated to the goddess Ceres. Its interiors have preserved floors with inlays of Roman mosaics from the late 1st – early 2nd century AD, and in the large hall there is a mosaic from the late 2nd – early 3rd century depicting the abduction of Europa, brought from Rome in 1784. On the opposite side of the pavilion there is a rotunda of ten columns with a low rounded dome, and in the Picturesque Cabinet ancient sculptures "Roman Matron" from the 2nd century and "Aphrodite in the Gardens" from the 1st century AD are exhibited. The pavilion was restored for the 300th anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo and is open to visitors in the summer.
Red Cascade
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Red (Turkish) Cascade in the Catherine Park of Pushkin is a realized project by engineer I. K. Gerard, built in the 1770s according to the design of architect V. I. Neelov. The dam-cascade with decorative towers faced with limestone maintained the water level in the Upper Ponds, which were dug in the landscape part of the park and were fed by the Taitsky Aqueduct. The structure received its Turkish name due to the appearance of the towers, resembling a fortress and referring to the war with Turkey. In the 1960s, the towers of the cascade were without domes, which were later recreated, and the object itself was entered into the register of cultural heritage under number 7810447055.
Крымская колонна
Pushkin, Parkovaya Street, 64
The Crimean Column, made of a single monolith of Ural "Siberian" marble, stands on the territory of the G.I. Turner Children's Orthopedic Institute Clinic, located in the rebuilt buildings of the former Almshouse. The monument, designed according to the canons of the Roman-Doric order and installed on a three-step granite stylobate, was erected in 1777 in front of the Palace Reserve Court building according to the design of V.I. Neelov. The column is dedicated to the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji and, likely, to the victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, and Catherine II, Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, and Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna oversaw its transportation from the Catherine Palace.
Lyceum Garden
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, Lyceum Garden
The Lyceum Garden in the city of Pushkin has the shape of a trapezoid and is bounded by Sadovaya, Dvortsovaya, Srednyaya Streets and Lyceum Lane. In the garden stands a white marble plaque with the Latin inscription "Genio loci", which was installed by the lyceum students of the first, Pushkin's graduation class. In 1818, the area was enclosed with a new fence by architect A. Menelas, which repeated the outline of a church fence, because of which the garden was for a long time called "the fence". During the occupation of Pushkin, the Germans set up a cemetery for their soldiers on this territory.
Morea Column
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Morea Column, 7 meters high, is installed in Catherine Park near the Lower Ponds in honor of the victories of Russian troops on the Morea Peninsula in 1770. The monument is crowned with a cone-shaped obelisk made of pink Tivdian marble with two decorative rostra and a relief in the form of a winding ribbon. On the western side of the pedestal, a plaque is attached with an inscription stating that six hundred Russian soldiers took six thousand Turks prisoner. The column stands at the intersection of three alleys in the regular part of the park and closes their perspective.
Moscow Highway (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Moskovskoye Shosse
Moscow Highway in the city of Pushkin is known for its historical sites, among which the Moscow Gates, built in 1829–1831, stand out. Initially, an asymmetrical entrance with one pavilion was planned, but at the end of 1829, an order was issued to erect a second pylon, which collapsed as a result of a traffic accident on July 5, 2021. The street is also home to the Deriker dacha (house 27), erected in 1875 by A. Kh. Kolb and rebuilt by S. A. Danini, which was severely damaged by a fire in 2016 and has been awaiting restoration since 2019. House No. 23 houses the museum of the artist Pavel Chistyakov, who lived and worked here from 1877 to 1919 in a building constructed by architect Alexander Kolb.
Marble Bridge
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Marble Bridge, also known as the Palladian, Siberian Bridge, or Siberian Marble Gallery, closes the perspective of the Big Pond at its southwestern border in the Catherine Park of Pushkin. The gallery details — columns, capitals, pedestals, and balusters — were carved at the Yekaterinburg lapidary factory in the early 1770s based on a wooden model, and they were assembled in Tsarskoye Selo in 1774 by master Tortori and his assistants. According to some data, the assembly took two years, and I. F. Yakovkin attributed it to 1775–1776. The writer Ya. I. Saburov described the structure as if it were carved from a marble mountain in Athens, and the project idea traces back to the unrealized design by Andrea Palladio for the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
Marble Vase Fountain
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Own Garden
The marble vase-shaped fountain in the Private Garden of the Catherine Park in Pushkin was solemnly launched on August 28, 2018, after restoration. The central tall vase made of Carrara marble, manufactured at the Peterhof lapidary factory in 1866, is installed on a wide base decorated with volutes and shells. Vases with rounded bodies on thin stems and high square plinths, decorated with drooping laurel garlands and "tassels," are located along the edge of the pool. It is believed that the author of this fountain is the sculptor and stone-cutter Grazioso Botta, a descendant of Osip Botta.
Lower Bath House
Pushkin, Catherine Park, regular part
The Lower Bathhouse, or Cavalier Bathhouse, was built in 1778–1779 according to the design of I. V. Neelov in the formal part of the Catherine Park in Pushkin. The building has no main facade, so it looks the same from the palace side and from the opposite side. During the restoration carried out by the company OOO VIPSTROY in 1944–1945, historical interiors were restored, including furniture made of Karelian birch and mahogany, as well as a bathhouse lined with linden wood. The modern exhibition features women's, men's, and children's bathrooms, and the sound special effects for it were prepared by students of the Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television under the supervision of Yu. A. Kubitsky.
Separate Park
Pushkin, Otdelny Park
A separate park in the city of Pushkin, also known as Sofiysky, has been granted the status of a cultural heritage site of federal significance. It was laid out in the 1830s-1840s around the Kolonistsky Pond and along the canal, with the pond serving as a water source for the Friedenthal colony. The park's territory includes the Kolonistsky Pond and the Pavlovsky Aqueduct, which is part of the Taitsky water supply system. During the occupation of Pushkin, townspeople risked their lives to obtain water from this pond, and in 1949, a bathing facility was opened here after the pond was cleared of silt.
Pavlovsk Highway (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Pavlovskoye Shosse
Pavlovskoye Highway in Pushkin includes several historical objects, among which the former barracks of the city policemen from the early 20th century by architect Silvio Daini stand out, having lost their status as a cultural heritage site in 2016. The street also houses the maternity shelter of M. A. Drozhzhina (building No. 14), built in 1859–1861 according to the design of Alexander Kolb and rebuilt by Daini in the early 20th century. The shop of the Guards Economic Society on the highway is executed in a style corresponding to the neighboring buildings, at the instruction of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The highway crosses the Gummolossarsky stream via a bridge at Kedrin Street, which is an identified cultural heritage object, and another bridge-monument has been preserved over an unnamed stream south of the intersection with Sappernaya Street.
Monument to A. D. Lanskoy
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Bolshoy Lug
The monument to A. D. Lansky is located in the Catherine Park of Pushkin on the Great Meadow. This marble pedestal with a vase, present in the plans of Tsarskoye Selo since the early 1770s, was originally called "Marble Pedestal in Honor of Virtue and Merit." In 1784 or 1785, by order of Catherine II, an inscription was added to it, and the monument became dedicated to the memory of the favorite, whose profile is depicted on one side of the medal. The text from the lost plaque, glorifying virtues, is known from a retelling of 1830, and the dedication to Lansky itself, according to various sources, was removed during the reign of Paul I or by the decision of Nicholas I in the 1830s.
A. S. Pushkin Monument (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Lyceum Garden
The monument to A. S. Pushkin in the Lyceum Garden of Tsarskoye Selo was unveiled on October 15, 1900, and its foundation was laid on May 26, 1899. The bronze figure of the poet, sitting on a bench in the form of a lyceum student, was cast according to a drawing approved by Nicholas II, and the pedestal was created by architect Alexander Romanovich Bach. In the first days of the war, the sculpture was removed and buried in the garden, and in May 1945 it was returned to the pedestal after urgent restoration. Funds for the monument were collected by subscription, and the missing amount was contributed from city funds.
Grand Staircase of the Catherine Palace
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
The Grand Staircase of the Catherine Palace in Pushkin is located on the site of the former Chinese Hall, designed by Rastrelli in the mid-18th century. The walls of the staircase are divided by stucco rococo motifs into three sectors, where genuine Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases and dishes from the 18th and 19th centuries, saved during the Great Patriotic War, are displayed on consoles. In 1860, Ippolito Monighetti rebuilt the central staircase and the main porch, while under Catherine II, Charles Cameron erected a new structure made of mahogany.
Parkovaya Street (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Parkovaya Street
Parkovaya Street in the city of Pushkin is associated with the history of the Guards regiments and a military hospital, the buildings of which are located along it. After the revolution, Count V. V. Gudovich's mansion housed a school, and then a kindergarten, while the two-story house of I. S. Maltsev was built in 1883 by architect Mashtakov in the Eclectic style. At the Gatchina Gates, which were damaged during the Great Patriotic War and later restored, are the Orlovskaya water tower, the water basin of the Taitsky water conduit, and an old milestone. Until 1992, the building of the former Tsarskoye Selo Military Hospital housed the School of Junior Aviation Specialists, and after the 2005–2006 reconstruction, it became a residential building for reserve officers.
Pensioners' Stables
Pushkin, Alexander Park, Pensioner Stables
The Pensioners' Stables in the Alexander Park of Pushkin is a two-story building with an adjoining round three-story tower with a hipped roof and a one-story extension, the cornice of which is decorated with Gothic pointed arches. The complex was built in 1826 for eight riding horses of Alexander I, who were living out their days on a pension, and a view of the park opened from the belvedere tower. In 2001, restoration work was carried out on the nearby horse cemetery, founded by Nicholas I, where the emperor's favorite mare Flora was buried. Later, the project to create a museum in this place was supported by Ivan Sautov, director of the Tsarskoye Selo parks, and Bartabas.
Pokrovsky Town (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Kadetsky Boulevard, 17
Pokrovsky Town in Pushkin is a complex of buildings made in exposed brickwork with plastered details, in the architecture of which motifs of ancient Russian architecture are used. During the design, elements of Russian architecture of the 17th century were borrowed, in particular from the Rostov Metropolitan Court, which is reflected in the facades with arcade belts, figured platbands, and multi-lobed window lintels. Three gates led to the territory: the main southern one and service western and eastern ones. In the 1940s–1990s, the historical appearance was disrupted by the construction of new buildings, including the main academic building, which closed the entrance perspective.
War Chamber
Pushkin, Fermskaya Road, 5
The Military Chamber in Pushkin was conceived as a pantheon of the Fatherland's military glory — a museum of military trophies and historical documents about Russia's wars from ancient times. The architect S. Yu. Sidorchuk was the author of the project and the builder of the complex, and the building was modeled after Pskov-Novgorod structures of the 14th–16th centuries. In 1914, the complex received the name "His Majesty's Military Chamber," and in 1923 it was transferred to the Petrograd Agronomic Institute for the "Military Chamber" club and an office headed by former sergeant major Ivan Stepanovich Shpekht. Until 2008, the premises were owned by the municipality of St. Petersburg and were occupied by restoration workshops.
Squeaky Pavilion
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Squeaking Gazebo, built in 1778–1786 simultaneously with the Chinese Village, stands on the border of Catherine Park and the New Garden of Alexander Park. The pavilion was heavily damaged during the Second World War but was restored by 1956, and after renovation for the 300th anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo, it was reopened to visitors in 2010. Its roof corners feature gilded wooden dragons with bells in their mouths, and the entrance doors now display a Chinese inscription "Welcome" instead of random characters. From the main entrance to the pond descends a stone staircase of twelve steps in the form of expanding semicircles.
Cathedral Square (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Sobornaya Square
Cathedral Square in the city of Pushkin is the planning center of the northeastern part, which emerged on the site of a sloboda. Until the second decade of the 19th century, this territory remained the least developed in the new part of the city, until in the 1820s linden alleys appeared along its perimeter and intersecting paths appeared in the center, with two round pools on the eastern and western sides. In 1876, a temporary wooden bell tower was built near the main entrance to the cathedral, but in 1934 the building was demolished due to its "bulkiness". On the site of the blown-up cathedral, a monument to Lenin was installed on April 22, 1960, which was dismantled in 2004, after which another monument to the leader, transported from St. Petersburg, appeared in the square. On June 27, 2010, Patriarch Kirill consecrated the rebuilt cathedral on the square.
Sofia Square (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Sofiyskaya Square, 1
Sofia Square in the city of Pushkin was developed according to Cameron's "large model" project, while the part of the city adjacent to the park was developed according to the "small" one. In the northern part of the square, there were the Presence Places with the town hall, as well as "salt and wine stores," while the former barracks of the Life Guards of the Cuirassier Regiment stand along the line of Ogorodnaya Street. After the replanning of the 1830s, a circular paved area with a double-row alley was arranged around the cathedral, from whose porticos paths were laid, dividing the space into four lawn squares. The Sofia aqueduct runs under the southern part of the square, feeding the stone basins, and the Sofia Pavilion on the line of Artillery Street was built in 2014.
Sofia Boulevard
Pushkin, Sofiysky Boulevard
Sofiysky Boulevard in Pushkin runs from Sadovaya Street and Pavlovsk Highway to the Railway Station Square, crossing Sovetsky and Moskovsky lanes, Moskovskoye Highway, Glinka Street, Oktyabrsky Boulevard, and Novoderevenskaya Street. It stretches through the Moscow Gates and Kolonistsky Pond, ending near the "Detskoye Selo" station, and continues as Parkovaya Street to the southwest. The boulevard features historical buildings of the palace hospital: the 1914 officers' infirmary designed by architect S. A. Danini and the pharmacy from 1844–1849, which was rebuilt in 1890–1892. The two-story pavilions of the Moscow Gates are connected by a cast-iron railing on a granite plinth, and the figures of eagles and crowns, destroyed after the 1917 revolution, were restored during a major renovation in 1948.
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Pushkin, Sofiyskaya Square, 1
The Cathedral of St. Sophia in Pushkin was laid on August 10, 1782, in the presence of the imperial family after the liturgy in the wooden Constantine and Helen Church. In the 19th century, the Hussar Regiment turned it into a military museum, decorating the walls with marble plaques in honor of their victories. In 1791–1793, paintings for the temple were created by I. I. Belsky, and in the 2000s, mosaics by the workshop of Ekaterina Ogorodnikova appeared in the wall niches. Among the shrines of the cathedral are kept the icon of Joasaph of Belgorod with a particle of relics, a copy of the icon of the Mother of God "Three-Handed," and the icon of the Hieromartyr John of Tsarskoye Selo.
Turkish Bath (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Turkish Bath is the last pavilion built on the territory of Catherine Park in Tsarskoye Selo on the shore of the Big Pond. The pavilion was erected by order of Nicholas I in memory of the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829, and the emperor himself chose its location on the peninsula on April 30, 1848. The interior decoration, including the Vestibule with an ornamented portal, the Dressing Room, and the Hexagonal Cabinet for relaxation, was completed by the autumn of 1853. After being damaged during the Great Patriotic War, the pavilion remained closed for more than half a century, and its restoration in 2006–2009 was funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the federal budget. Inside is a scaly fountain-cascade from the 17th–18th centuries, which previously stood in the Sultan's Kiosk in Adrianople.
Kokorev Estate
Pushkin, Oktyabrsky Boulevard, 40-44
The Kokorev Estate in Pushkin at 40-44 Oktyabrsky Boulevard is a complex of historical buildings constructed in 1844–1845. The facades of the main house and wings are decorated in the Late Classicism style using floor pilasters and rusticated panels. The object is an identified cultural heritage site of Russia and was included in the corresponding list by order of the KGIOP chairman in 2001. In the 1950s, the estate buildings were rebuilt.
Raevsky Estate (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Pushkinskaya Street, 34
The Raevsky estate in the city of Pushkin is located at 34 Pushkinskaya Street, where the entrance to the house is made on the extreme axis with a laconic decoration and the owner's coat of arms above the doors. Mikhail Nikolaevich Raevsky, a Major General of His Imperial Majesty's Retinue and a gardener, owned this estate, and in October 1914, an infirmary for 20 officers was consecrated in his house. After the nationalization of buildings in 1918, Teplov's wing on the side of Oranzhereinaya Street was rebuilt into a prison. On the adjacent plot at 36 Pushkinskaya Street, there is a stone two-story house built in 1855 with stoves made of white tiles with gilded tiles and Vidov's extension, highlighted by thickened sandriks.
Feodorovsky Town
Pushkin, Akademichesky Prospekt, Feodorovsky Gorodok
The Fedorovsky Town in Pushkin is a complex of buildings that includes the Banya and Laundry, known as the "white chamber," which were built in 1915 and soon had a third mansard floor added for a hydrotherapy facility. According to the plan, the Trapeznaya Chamber is to become the residence of the Patriarch, the Belokamennaya — a hotel for high-ranking guests, the Rozovaya — a guest house, while the towers will house workshops and a museum of Orthodox history. The interiors were filmed in the Yellow Chamber, and battle and fire scenes for the film "War and Peace" were shot against the backdrop of the complex. Under the terms of the protection obligation, the user was required to carry out comprehensive repair and restoration of the facility by September 2019.
Feodorovsky Cathedral
Pushkin, Akademichesky Prospekt, 34
The Feodorovsky Cathedral in Pushkin is located at 34 Academichesky Prospekt. Plaques with the dates of the laying and consecration of the temple and the names of its builders are embedded in the wall on both sides of the main western entrance. The concept of the lower and upper churches was adopted during the construction, and in the upper church, where two altars were planned, only one was built. After the war, the lower church was used by the Agricultural Institute as a vegetable storage, and in 1985–1995, the "Lenoblrestavratsiya" trust carried out extensive work on the restoration of the cathedral. On May 19, 1993, a bronze bust of Nicholas II by sculptor V. V. Zaiko was laid on the cathedral grounds, and on July 17 of the same year, it was unveiled and consecrated.
Farm (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Fermskaya Road, 6
The Farm in the Alexander Park of Pushkin is located deep in the park near the White Tower and the Military Chamber. This complex at 6 Fermerskaya Road, which includes the caretaker's house, outbuildings, a dairy pavilion, the Highest Presence building, utility structures, a cowshed, and a fence, was used as a training farm of the Agronomic Institute, which gave the name "Fermersky Park". In the 2010s, the stable, a wing for merino sheep, the poultry house, the goat shed, and the carriage house were restored on the territory, while a fragment of the historic interior of the calf house was preserved for museum display. Only the wooden buildings of the fodder yard from the original structures have been lost, while the rest of the complex has been well preserved.
Fountain with Sculpture (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Akademichesky Prospekt, 1
The fountain with a sculpture, located in Pushkin on Academichesky Prospekt, was restored in 2020 with the replacement of the basin and connection to engineering networks, after which it was launched in early May 2021. Since 2014, the facility has been under the economic management of the State Unitary Enterprise "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg". The central statue, created by the French sculptor Louis Sauvageau in 1862, depicts a river nymph or Undine, and its pedestal is decorated with large leaves of algae and bulrush. Despite being located on the territory of Alexandrovsky Park, the fountain for a long time did not have state protection and was deteriorating, while similar sculptures are installed in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and several communes in France. The 2015 examination recognized the names "Flora" and "Goddess of Fertility" as erroneous due to the absence of corresponding attributes.
Formula of Grief
Pushkin, Dvortsovaya Street, square at the corner of Moskovskaya Street
The "Formula of Grief" memorial in the square at the intersection of Dvortsovaya and Moskovskaya Streets in Pushkin is dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims. The monument project, approved by the Urban Planning Council in 1991, was created from donations by city residents and funds from charity concerts. At mourning ceremonies at the memorial, a memorial prayer and songs in Yiddish are performed, and visitors, following Jewish tradition, leave stones at the base. Flowers are also laid at the monument on May 9 and January 27, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Cold Bath with Agate Rooms
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Cold Bath
The Cold Bath with Agate Rooms is a pavilion in the Catherine Park of Pushkin, whose ground floor features vaulted stone rooms with oak parquet floors and thermal windows. The first floor hosts an exhibition dedicated to the history and restoration of the Agate Rooms, which were restored from 2010 to 2013 using a conservation method with minimal replacement of lost elements. During the Great Patriotic War, the pavilion was destroyed: the Bathing Hall was turned into a stable, and the original pool and floors were obliterated. The ground floor of the complex housed the Bathing Hall with a tin pool, warm and hot baths, while the Russian steam room was equipped with a furnace with a lattice vault, on which cannonballs were placed to create hot steam.
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Leontyevskaya Street, 35
The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in Pushkin is located at the former Red Cross community. The two-story wooden building of the community at the corner of Leontievskaya Street and Kuzminsky Boulevard was built in 1907–1908 with funds from V. I. Soldatenkov, and the southern facade of the church is crowned by three small onion domes from the Olovyanishnikov company. During the Soviet era, an assembly hall was arranged in the church itself, and during the renovation of the sanatorium in 1967, a bedroom for patients was organized there.
St. John the Baptist Church (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Dvortsovaya Street, 15
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Pushkin was solemnly laid on June 24, 1825, in the presence of the Minister of Public Education. Built in the Classical style, it is crowned with a high dome, and its main facade is adorned with a portico with colonnade. After its closure in 1938, services resumed in 1991, and in 2016, following the completion of a ten-year restoration, a permanent altar was installed and consecrated. The rector, Prelate Konstantin Lvovich Matsulevich, who died in 1906, is buried in the church crypt.
Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
Tsarskoye Selo in the city of Pushkin is a museum-reserve that for two centuries served as the summer ceremonial imperial residence and held state significance. In 1752, Empress Elizabeth commissioned architect Rastrelli to transform Saroye Selo into a beloved residence, decorating the summer palace in the Russian Rococo style; the building completed in 1756 was named Catherine Palace in honor of Catherine I. All reigns, starting from Peter I, left their mark here, and the restoration of the complex after the war is recognized as unique in international practice.
Tsarskoye Selo Station
Pushkin, Privokzalnaya Square, 1
Tsarskoye Selo station is located in the city of Pushkin, one kilometer from its center and 23 kilometers from Vitebsky Railway Station. The facade of the main building is decorated with medallions and bas-relief portraits of Pushkin's teachers and friends, while the ticket hall is covered with a segmental arch featuring paintings and bas-reliefs of the poet. In 1949, a plaster figure of a seated Pushkin by M. G. Manizer was installed in the waiting room, which was broken in 1985. A functioning section of the access tracks has been preserved from the historic line to the "Vostochnaya" industrial zone.
Tsarskoye Selo Collection
Pushkin, Magazeynaya Street, 40/27
The Tsarskoye Selo Collection Museum in Pushkin introduces visitors to the visual art of the 20th century, presenting works by members of Leningrad nonconformist groups — from the Sterligov school to the Hermitage School. The exhibition dedicated to the Arefiev Circle traces all stages of the community's existence, from Alexander Arefiev's early works to the graphics of Shagin and Gromov from the 1990s–2000s. A separate hall covers the period from 1920 to 1940, focusing on GINKhUK, MAI, and the Circle of Artists society. For young visitors aged 8 and up, the museum hosts a quest introducing the exhibition and the features of the art of the past century.
Church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Sofiysky Boulevard, City Hospital No. 38
The Church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon the Healer is located on the territory of City Hospital No. 38 named after N. A. Semashko in Pushkin and is subordinated to the St. Sophia Cathedral. The icons of the lower chapel were created by N. S. Emelyanov, while the marble works were executed by P. N. Chirkov and N. E. Egorov based on the designs of S. A. Danini. The lower church, founded in memory of the 1600th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, operated until August 16, 1933, after which its utensils were transferred to the Hermitage. The cave church of the hospital was consecrated in 1914 in the presence of the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia.
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Naberezhnaya Street, 4/25
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ on Naberezhnaya Street in Pushkin is a Lutheran church that serves as the center of the Pushkin parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria, which is part of the St. Petersburg Provostship. The stone building, designed by Academician of Architecture and Court Architect Alexander Vidov, a student of Konstantin Ton, was consecrated on April 29, 1865, and has retained its original appearance ever since. In 1899, an organ from the German firm E. F. Walcker (opus 867) was installed inside the church; it features four couplers, as well as register controls including a tutti pedal, piano, and swell on the second manual.
Church of the Catherine Palace
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo was renovated and consecrated in 1864 by Archpriest Vasily Bazhanov. In 2020, the project for the conservation and restoration of its interior was recognized as the best implemented project at the "Golden Trezzini" competition. The church housed the uniforms of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I, and by 2010 only three icons remained.
Church of Julian of Tarsus (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Kadetsky Boulevard, 7
The Church of Julian of Tarsus in Pushkin was built in 1895–1899 according to the design of architects V. N. Kuritsyn and S. A. Danini. The lower church housed a white marble iconostasis with gilded royal gates, and the small windows of the middle part were decorated with glass mosaics. Among the shrines was a regimental icon of Saint Nicholas in a silver-gilt riza, created by P. I. Koshkul in 1824. After the revolution, the building was used for the household needs of military units, and in 1924 the church was closed by a decree of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee.
Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pushkin)
Pushkin, Naberezhnaya Street, 12/66
The Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Pushkin was consecrated on October 29, 1872, by Metropolitan Isidor, co-served by Bishop Palladius. The iconostasis, 4 meters high, was made according to the design of I. A. Monighetti, who copied it from one of the ancient churches on the southern coast of Crimea. The throne, 75 centimeters high, stood on four gilded linden symbols of the evangelists, and at the top of the iconostasis were icons of the Last Supper and the martyrs Sophia, Faith, Hope, and Love, crowned with a wooden carved cross. On the eastern wall of the altar, on the outside, there was a marble plaque with an inscription stating that the house was dedicated by the citizens of Tsarskoye Selo to the education of youth.
Church of Sergius of Radonezh in Tsarskoye Selo
Pushkin, Furazhny Lane
The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Tsarskoye Selo, located in Pushkin on Furazhny Lane, was returned to believers, and on October 8, 2012, the first service after the Soviet period was held there. In the 20th century, the building, which was in federal ownership, was used as a warehouse, a café, and even a disco, and by the end of the 2000s, 30% of the church had lost its plaster and began to deteriorate. In a separate ark, a particle of the relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh is kept here, which was presented by Patriarch Kirill on the day of the consecration, and the vestments made of gold brocade are sewn from the shroud from the coffin of Empress Maria Alexandrovna.
Chesme Column
Pushkin, Catherine Park, Great Pond
The Chesme Column in the Catherine Park of the city of Pushkin was erected in honor of the victories of the Russian fleet over the Turkish one in the Battle of Chesme in 1770. The monument immortalizes three victories at once: the Battle of Chios, the Battle of Chesme, and the Battle of Mytilene, and its pedestal has square panels with a side of one and a half arshins. During the occupation of Pushkin, the column's trunk was damaged by shells, and the bronze bas-reliefs were stolen, some of which were later found at the bottom of the Big Pond. During the 2017–2019 restoration, the surviving part of the historical bas-relief on the northern shore of the pond was put in order.
Chapel (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Alexander Park, outskirts
Shapel is a pavilion in the form of a chapel, built in the Alexander Park of the city of Pushkin in 1825–1828 according to the design of architect Adam Menelas. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, anti-aircraft guns were installed in the attic of the building, and during the occupation it served as an observation post. After the revolution, the pavilion was opened to visitors, but in the early 1930s it was closed due to low attendance, after which residential apartments were placed there. The interior contained figures of angels by the sculptor V. I. Demut-Malinovsky and a marble statue of Christ by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker, which is now kept in the Hermitage.
Hermitage (Tsarskoye Selo)
Pushkin, Catherine Park
The Hermitage Pavilion in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo is built in the Baroque style and served as a venue for entertainment gatherings of a narrow circle of courtiers. The decorative design of the building's facades was completed simultaneously with the interior decoration, which began in 1748, and the plaster bas-reliefs "Games of Cupids" on the column pedestals were created by the sculptor I. Dunker. In the four cabinets, the ceilings by Peresinotti depict allegories of the seasons in the form of cupids with bunches of grapes, flowers, and sheaves of wheat, while the ceiling of the main hall by D. Valeriani shows Juno and Jupiter inviting celestial beings to a set table. From 1918 to 1941, the pavilion hosted an exhibition featuring tables set with porcelain and crystal.
Amber Room
Pushkin, Sadovaya Street, 7
The Amber Room is located in the city of Pushkin at 7 Sadovaya Street. Its reconstruction took 24 years and was completed in 2003 for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg using Kaliningrad amber, while financial difficulties of the project were solved by a 3.5 million dollar donation from the German company E.ON. The historical amber interior was gifted to Peter I by the Prussian king in 1716, and in 1743, by order of Elizabeth Petrovna, craftsmen Martelli and architect Rastrelli placed it in the Third Winter Palace. Due to the destructive effects of temperature fluctuations and stove heating, the room was repeatedly restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, and in 1941 the beginning of the Great Patriotic War prevented the planned work.
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