Pavlovsk Landscape Garden

‘The park in Pavlovsk is the best example of the English style in the entire Russian empire. It was begun during the reign of Catherine the Great, in 1780, from a design said to have been furnished by the celebrated Lancelot Brown.’ This is a quote from The Claudians: gardens, landscapes, reason and faith: John Claudius Loudon and Claudius Buchanan, Tom Turner (Kindle, 2024).

More about Pavlovsk

Pavlovsk landscape garden was developed between 1777 and 1796. Empress Catherine II gave the estate to her son, Grand Duke Paul (later Tsar Paul I) in 1777. 

Charles Cameron, a Scotsman, designed the initial layout, drawing inspiration from English landscape gardens. Features include the Palladian Pavilion, the Temple of Friendship, and the melancholy "Mon Repos" (My Rest). After Paul's death, his wife, Maria Feodorovna, took over the estate and oversaw significant development 1796-1825. She added the Colonnade, the Concert Hall, and the Temple of Apollo, along with sculptures, bridges, and pavilions.

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