Egyptian Gates

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.