Separate 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.