Pensioners' 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.