Arsenal (Tsarskoye Selo)

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.