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The St. Petersburg Times - Arts + Features - rebuilding pavlovsk on the quiet Sergey Gutzait is a high-profile personality in Pavlovsk, the small, picturesque St. Petersburg suburb famous for its palace and park. Pavlovsk is named for Catherine the Great's son, Paul I, who made it his home. Among the architectural highlights of Pavlovsk's park is a classical yellow pavilion with white columns. www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=9090   (1320 words)

Pavlovsk The town of Pavlovsk which is famous for its palace and park ensemble is located 26 kilometers to the south of Saint Petersburg. It was founded in 1777, at the time when empress Catherine II granted her son, Grand Prince Pavel Petrovich, court hunting grounds situated on the bank of the Slavyanka river. One of the remarkable architectural sights of Pavlovsk is the Temple of Friendship the flat dome of which rests on 60 columns. www.serzh.ru /pavlovsk/index_en.html   (599 words)

Pavlovsk Pavlovsk is another of St. Petersburg's historical Imperial estates and lies just 29 kilometers from the city and very close to the estate at Tsarskoye Selo. Located along the picturesque valley of the Slavyanka River, the extensive park is dotted with small pavilions and architectural follies, including the Temple of Friendship, the Colonnade of Apollo, the pavilion of the Three Graces, the Dairy Farm and the Rose Pavilion. After Paul I was murdered during a coup d'etat, Pavlovsk was left under the supervision of the dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna. www.saint-petersburg.com /pavlovsk   (524 words)

Official Portal of the City Governement: PAVLOVSK In 1777, work began on an estate by the banks of the Slavianka, given by Catherine II to her son, the future Emperor Paul I. Originally, only two modest wooden cottages were built. The harmonious ensemble of Pavlovsk was created within a period of 50 years. The Pavlovsk palace museum and beautiful parks surrounding it are very popular with both the residents and guests of St. Petersburg. eng.gov.spb.ru /culture/museums/pavlovsk   (449 words)

St. Petersburg, Russia : Side Trips : Pavlovsk | Frommers.com The park at Pavlovsk outshines even its impressive palace, and is perfect for picnicking on a clear day. The train takes about 50 minutes, and goes through Tsarskoye Selo first; Pavlovsk is the next stop. More an imitation of a Roman villa than a royal residence, the yellow-and-white Grand Palace at Pavlovsk was built in 1782 on a bluff overlooking the Slavyanka River. www.frommers.com /destinations/stpetersburgrussia/3283020869.html   (780 words)

St. Petersburg, Russia: Ballet, Pavlovsk, Hermitage Museum, Moscow, Peterhof,Russian Museum, Cathedrals,Tsarskoye Selo. Peter the Great's sparkling "Window on Europe " was built to showcase the enormous wealth of the czars: the Summer Palace, the Peter and Paul Fortress - and the rooms of the Hermitage, which house one of the world's greatest collection of art. The 1,500-acre site was presented by Catherine the Great to her son, the future Czar Paul I. This exclusive evening tour of the palace with its neoclassical interior enables you to see the works of some of the most influential architects of the period. The dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna was a patron of the arts, and Pavlovsk was often the place of literary recitations, small drama shows and concerts. www.cruiseweb.com /NCL-PORTS-ST-PETERSBURG.HTM   (1514 words)

Pavlovsk Palace - St Petersburg Russia The Pavlovsk palace and park ensemble is located 27 kilometers away from St.Petersburg. In 1782-86 the designs of this architect were used for construction of the Pavilion of the Three Graces, the Cage, the Dairy House, the Apollo Colon-nade, the Cold Bathhouse, the Temple of Friendship, the Grand Cascade, the Elizabeth's Pavilion, the Circular Hall, the Parents Memorial Pavilion, and the End of Universe Column. The Pavlovsk Park is one of the pearls of the world landscape art. www.destinationrussia.com /content/lnk015.aspx   (240 words)

Pavlovsk: Environmental Inspectorate launches administrative proceedings The Pavlovsk, which flies the Georgian flag, has been included on the B-list of ships found to be involved in illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC). The Ministry of the Environment has learned that the fishing vessel may have a technical fault which is preventing the ship from leaving port immediately. Employees of the Environmental Inspectorate and the Estonian Maritime Administration boarded the vessel yesterday and the Ministry of the Environment is currently awaiting the results of the checks carried out by the Maritime Administration regarding the technical condition of the Pavlovsk. www.envir.ee /286053   (284 words)

Internet ArtResources - Complimentary Listing - Pavlovsk State Museum and Reserve - St. Petersburg, Russia Pavlovsk State Museum and Reserve has a Web site located at http://www.pavlovskart.spb.ru. The museum also displays an excellent collection of portraits by Russian artists and a number of Pavlovsk landscape paintings and drawings. After a long restoration, Residential Rooms of Empress Maria Fedorovna -- decorated by architects Quarenghi and Voronikhin at the beginning of the 19th century and enrapturing with their harmonious beauty -- are open again to the public. www.artresources.com /guide/comp.ihtml?a=8467   (295 words)

Pavlovsk — FactMonster.com Pavlovsk contains English gardens, villas, mansions, a palace (1782–86) in the Russian classical style, several park pavilions (1780–83), the Pil tower (1795–97), and the mausoleum of Paul I (early 19th cent.). From 1838 until the Bolshevik Revolution, Pavlovsk was the scene of symphonic concerts conducted by Johann Strauss, Aleksandr Glazunov, and other famous musicians. Heavily damaged during World War II, the buildings at Pavlovsk have been largely reconstructed. www.factmonster.com /id/A0837934   (155 words)

Pavlovsk Park, April 30, 1909 The Park at Pavlovsk was the location of the first Russian Scout campfire on April 30, 1909. The Palace was begun in 1782 and was built for the future Emperor Paul I. It is set in a beautiful park designed by some of the foremost landscape architects and designers of the day. Despite all these misadventures, the author seems to have retained his powers of judgment, for Pavlovsk is indeed the most beautiful landscape park in Russia. www.pinetreeweb.com /pavlovsk.htm   (675 words)

Pavlovsk - a Gardens Guide review The park is accessible by train and has long been popular with the residents of St Petersburg. Loudon, quoted below, visited Pavlovsk in 1812 and judged it the best design of its type in Russia. He suggests ‘Brown furnished a design’, but the profusion of buildings in diverse styles make it likely that Cameron was influenced by Stourhead and other Augustan projects. www.gardenvisit.com /ge/pavlosk.htm   (249 words)

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