Pavlovsk

Pavlovsk

Pavlovsk is a superb park ensemble of the end of the XVII—beginning of the XX centuries, which was a Summer residence of the Russian Emperor Paul I and his family. The picturesque park with various pavilions occupies the territory of 600 hectares. The items in the collection of the Pavlovsky Palace are closely related to its owners’ travelling around the world. Paul I and his wife visited famous artists, ordered and purchased paintings, pieces of furniture, bronze statues, silk fabrics, sets of china, etc. They added ancient Italian sculptures to the great Russian collection. And now all these pieces of art are exhibited in the rooms of the Palace.