Pavlovsk

Just a few miles away from Pushkin you will discover Pavlovsk, the residence of Paul I, the son of Catherine the Great. A magnificent palace on a hill overlooks an English- style landscaped park, with a beautiful river running through it.

This is a superb palace and park of the late 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries which was used as a summer residence of the Russian emperor Paul I and his family.

The landscape park, one of the largest in Europe, covers the area of 600 ha. The formation of the collections of the Pavlovsky Palace was closely connected with the trip of its owners over Europe in 1781- 1782. They visited workshops of well- known artists, ordering and acquiring paintings, furniture, bronze articles, silk fabrics, china sets, etc.

You can find about 200 marble and bronze sculptures made by famous masters of the past. Excursions around the park take place daily from May to October and last for two and a half hours.

Hours: 10a- 5p; Sat- Thu.

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Contact Information

Pavlovsk
Ulitsa Revoliutsii 20 (Tsarskoe Selo)
189000 St Petersburg RU

Tel. +78124702155

http://www.pavlovskart.spb.ru/english/