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In this directory we have photography of the
Pavlovsk Palace made during our visit in July 2005. For text and more photos
please go to the directory here.
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Elizabeth and Amanda in front of the statue
of Tsar Paul in the courtyard of his Pavlovsk palace.
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A statue of Emperor Paul stands in the center
of the courtyard in front of the main section of his Pavlovsk Palace.
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The courtyard in front of the east side of
the Pavlovsk Palace
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View up into the central rotunda dome of the
Pavlovsk Palace. It rises above the central Italian Hall designed by Charles
Cameron as a Neoclassical Roman bathhouse.
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A statue in a niche along the wall of the
Italian hall, Cameron's neoclassical version of a Roman bath.
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A niche in the wall of the circular Italian
hall, Cameron's neoclassical version of a Roman bathhouse.
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Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, widow
of Emperor Paul, by Austrian painter, Lampi, in Paul's library in the Pavlovsk
Palace
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Model of a Roman temple in Hall of War of the
Pavlovsk Palace
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Portrait of Maria and model of Roman temple
in Paul's library in the Pavlovsk Palace.
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Tapestry in the Gobelin room between Paul's
library and the Hall of War. The set depicts scenes from Don Quixote and was a
gift of French King Louis XVI.
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Gilded military decorations in the Hall of
War of the Pavlovsk Palace
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Wall with military decorations designed by
Brenna in the Hall of War of the Pavlovsk Palace
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Ceiling and part of a wall of the Grecian
Hall - considered the finest of Cameron's masterpieces in the Pavlovsk Palace.
It in the center of the palace between the two curved wings, on for Paul and
one for Maria's rooms.
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Another fireplace in the Pavlovsk Palace - in
the Grecian room.
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Corner decorations in the Hall of Peace in
the Pavlovsk Palace
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Small table in the Pavlovsk palace.
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Fireplace in Maria Fyodorovna's boudoir,
designed by Brenna in 1789, in the Pavlovsk Palace
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Wall and columns in Maria Fyodorovna's
boudoir in the Pavlovsk Palace
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Small round table and furniture in Maria
Fyodorovna's boudoir in the Pavlovsk Palace
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A fireplace in the Pavlovsk Palace. Some of
these were moved here from the Engineer palace - Paul's fortress in St.
Petersburg where he was murdered.
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Fireplace with screen in the Pavlovsk palace
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Another fireplace in the Pavlovsk palace.
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Ornate canopied state bed in the state
bedchamber. This was only for official purposes, Maria and Paul actually slept
in a bedroom on the ground floor in the suite of private apartments.
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Canopy over the state bed in the public court
rooms on the first (upper) floor of the Pavlovsk Palace
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Visitors admiring art in the long, curving
Portrait gallery,designed by Brenna, and built in 1798 to house Paul's and
Maria's collection of European art.
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The art gallery designed by Brenna for the
royal couple's collection.
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Painting of a winged cherub in the Pavlovsk
Palace
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Painting in the art gallery of Pavlovsk
Palace.
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Portrait of Empress Maria Fyeodorovna in the
Pavlovsk Palace
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The Throne Room of the Pavlovsk Palace. It is
the largest room of the palace but was generally used for balls and dinners.
The two thrones were removed after Paul was murdered. The table is set with the
606 piece gold dinner service made in the state Lomonosov porcelain factory in
St. Petersburg.
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The former throne room - the thrones were
removed after Paul was murdered. The room was used as a large banquet hall.
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Another view of the state dining room in the
Pavlovsk palace
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Musicians entertaining visitors in the
Pavlovsk Palace
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The Knights hall - built when Paul was Grand
master of the Knights of Malta.
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The Knight's Hall designed after Paul was
elected Grand Master of thee Order ofthe Knights of St. John of Malta. He took
this role after Napoleon captured Malta in 1798
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Decorated niche in the Pavlovsk palace
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View from the balcony of the private chapel
in the Pavlovsk palace
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Wall of family portraits of Paul and his many
sons and daughters. in the Pavlovsk palace.
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Courtyard of the Pavlovsk Palace showing the
southern wing which houses the long picture gallery on thee upper floor in
center of photograph.
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The Three Graces Pavilion designed by Charles
Cameron as a Greek temple. In it is a group carved in 1803 from a single piece
of marble by Paolo Triscorni of statues representing Joy, Flowering and
Brilliance. The pavilon has 16 Ionic columns. This is next to the road just to
the left of the entrance to the main palace.
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The Pavlovsk Palace seen from the roadway
through the trees
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The Rossi Pavillon was finally built in
1913-14 from plans drawn by Carlo Rossi in around 1800
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A statue of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, widow
of Paul, who lived in the Pavlovsk palace and was responsible for much of its
artistic style. The statue was placed in the Rossi Pavillon just before World
War I.
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The Aviary built by Charles Cameron in 1782 -
now a small restaurant - small birds were kept in one gallery and the building
was used even then for receptions and meals.
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View of the central section of the Pavlovsk
Palace from the Triple Lime Alley east of the palace.
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Another photograph of the imposing statue of
Paul I in the center of the palace courtyard at Pavlovsk.
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The north wing of the Pavlovsk Palace. It was
added by Brenna at the direction of Paul, after he received the original
central section built by Cameron at Catherine's direection. It is closed to
visitors.
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The Temple of Friendship, built by Charles
Cameron in 1780 as the first building using the Doric order. The frieze is
decorated with garlands and dolphins. It is located north of the palace, down a
path in a sharp bend of the Slavyanka river, that meanders through the palace
grounds.
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The Black Bridge over a gully, not the river,
just north of the palace.
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The central section of the Pavlovsk Palace as
seen from the north behind the northern wing.
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The centaur bridge over the Slavyanka river
as seen from the hill above
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The centaur bridge and across it is the cold
bath. at Pavlovsk Palace.
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View up the hill from the centaur bridge of
the back side of the Pavlovsk palace
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Telephoto View of the Apollo Colonnade built
by Cameron on a hill above the river.
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An Orthodox ceremony gathering on the steps
outside the back of the Pavlovsk Palace.
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This imposing set of columns is the rear side
of the central section of the Pavlovsk palace.
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A section of the private garden in the
southwest corner outside the Pavlovsk palace. It is enclosed by a wall and
hedge and only open from inside the palace, but is off limits to tourists.
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A view to the south- west of the Marienthal
pond, which lies across the main road from the Pavlovsk Palace. At the far end
is the Marienthal fotress, a psudo-Gothic castle built to humor Paul's military
proclivities.
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