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Pavlovsk (Russian: Па́вловск "[the town] of Pavel" after Emperor Pavel (Paul) of Russia) is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District in the suburban part of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south from St. Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southeast from Pushkin.
Pavlovsk, city, Leningrad oblast (region), northwestern Russia. Founded in 1777 as Pavlovskoye, it became a city and was renamed Pavlovsk in 1796. The site, on the Slavyanka River, was a gift from Catherine II the Great to her son and heir, Paul.
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Pavlovsk is the youngest of the grand Imperial estates around St. Petersburg. Named in honour of Tsar Pavel, this fine neo-classical palace and its extensive landscaped gardens are stamped with his taste and even more so with that of his wife, the German-born Maria Feodorovna. Although there was no love lost between Pavel and his mother ...
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.
The Pavlovsk Park is one of the largest in Europe, with an area of 600 hectares. Pavlovsk Park, since its creation, is known as the best-landscaped park in the world. It is the only country park, which has been open to the public for the past two centuries. Since the XIX century, there is a tradition of musical concerts, which continues nowadays.
Pavlovsk Park. A superb example of English-style landscaping, this huge park has beautiful rolling vistas, dense woodland, and several charming follies. Open: Daily, 6 am to 12 pm. Admission: May 1 to October 31, Daily, 10.00-18.00: Adult: RUB 150.00. November 1 to April 30: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10.00-18.00: RUB 150.00.
Pavlovsk is a great place to get away from it all, and it can be a great alternative to the much larger and crowded Catherine Palace located a few miles away. If you visit the Palace and Park in the winter make sure you take an unforgettable ride on a Russian Troika, a three-horse carriage that used to provide the fastest way of moving in the ...
