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Pavlovsk Palace (Russian: Павловский дворец) is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son Grand Duke Paul, in Pavlovsk, within Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna.
History. Park. Map of Palace. Collections. Pavlovsk Palace. The centrepiece of the Pavlovsk ensemble is the Great Palace, a marvellous specimen of Russian Classicism of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It was built by Charles Cameron between 1782 and 1786.
The Pavlovsk Palace was built by the court architect of Catherine II, Charles Cameron, for Catherine’s son Paul. Catherine gave the lands along the Slavianka River, a mere three miles from her palace in Tsarskoe Selo, to her son Paul and his wife Maria Fedorovna upon the birth of their first son, the future Emperor Alexander I. The palace was ...
Practical visitor information for travelers to Pavlovsk, including full details of transport options from St. Petersburg. Pavlovsk is one of the magnificent Imperial estates surrounding St. Petersburg, Russia. Explore the palace and park at Pavlovsk, and other Tsarist palaces near Saint Petersburg.
Pavlovsk's Grand Palace is a superb neoclassical mansion that was once home to Emperor Paul. Explore the Grand Palace and other sights at the Imperial estate of Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg.
The State Art-Architectural Palace-Park Museum-Reserve “Pavlovsk” is a palace and park ensemble of the late 18th – early 19th centuries, located in the town of Pavlovsk, a suburb of St. Petersburg. The centerpiece of the complex is the Pavlovsk Palace, the summer palace of Paul I, Emperor of the Russian Empire in 1796-1801.
The Art Collections. The Pavlovsk collections historically appeared at his first owners , Tsesarevich Paul and his wife Maria Feodorovna. They have had the famous trip to Europe under the names Count and Countess Severny in the years 1781-1782, where they visited workshops of well-known artists, ordering and acquiring paintings, furniture, bronze, silk fabrics, china sets, etc. Paul and Maria ...
