Pavilion of Roses Pink pavilion in Pavlovsk Park Photo and description

Probably, few people know where the famous Peterhof waterfalls get their waters from. Most often, guests who come to Petrodvorets are content with the excursions offered in the Upper and Lower parks. They are worth it, but if you go a couple of kilometers south from the park, you can follow a picturesque alley to get to Meadow Park.

The Meadow Park of Petrodvorets is part of a historical palace and park ensemble with an area of ​​more than 1000 hectares, which is of national and international significance. The park is an architectural monument of the 19th century. It was conceived as a landscape park. On the territory of the park there is a unique hydraulic system (canals, storage ponds, sluice-regulators), created according to the plan Peter I to provide water for the fountains of Petrodvorets and Strelna. The uniqueness of the hydraulic system lies in the fact that its uninterrupted functioning is ensured by the natural resources of the catchment area.

From the main entrance to the Upper Garden, along Samsonovsky pipeline, a wide road lined with linden trees, 2 kilometers long, stretches to the south.

It ends at the Round Pond in front of Pink pavilion, decorating the entrance to Lugovoy, or Ozerkovy, park.

The park was founded in the middle of the 19th century on the site of swamps and peasant fields. Architect A. Stackenschneider drew up a design for buildings, engineer M. Pilsudski laid out ponds and canals in the area, designed bridges, and the garden master P. Erler selected and planted trees and shrubs.

Developing the principles of landscape parks, Russian park designers of the mid-19th century believed that their main beauty was made up of elements characteristic of nature itself: meadows, ponds, islands on them, freely placed groups of trees, flowers. The decisive role in the design of the new park area was given to meadows and reservoir ponds. Along ten ponds, stretched out like a necklace and connected by canals, sections of the Meadow Park are located.

The Pink, or Ozerkovy, pavilion - the main architectural structure of the park - was built in 1845-1848 according to the design of A. Stackenschneider, similar to the pavilions of Olgin's Pond. During the Great Patriotic War, the Pink Pavilion was destroyed.

It was located at the beginning of the cast-iron Samsonovsky water conduit, on a dam almost surrounded by reservoirs: Samsonovsky pool, Big Round And Mill Ponds, consisted of two one-story volumes connected by a small gallery and a high three-story tower topped with a Tuscan order colonnade, which served as the main viewing platform for this part of the park.

The main entrance was decorated with an open portico, over which a canopy was supported by herms (tetrahedral pillars with heads on top) made of gray granite, made by a sculptor A. I. Terebenev(the author of the Atlantean sculptures at the entrance of the New Hermitage), and a semicircular granite terrace with a lattice where the valves of the fountain pipes are located.

The portico was covered with ivy, and inside it, in the green twilight, stood a beautiful statue of the Italian sculptor Barucci "Sleeping Nymph". The adjoining three-story tower with an open terrace at the top also gave the building an extraordinary poetic quality. The garden laid out around the pavilion amazed with the grace of its flower lawns, bridges, terraces near ponds, and the richness of its sculptural decoration.

The pavilion was severely damaged during the war, the pergolas, other small works and sculptures were lost, the tower was destroyed (there is information that at least some of the herms were taken to the Peterhof Museum-Reserve, where they are preserved to this day).

Only the platform with a retaining wall made of gray granite, on which the sculptural group “Nile” was once installed, has survived. Several roads connected to the pavilion, connecting it with other parks of Peterhof and with remote areas of Meadow Park. They walked south along the conduit and southwest to the Belvedere.

Unfortunately, no one is trying to reconstruct this monument (unlike the visited Lower Park and Alexandria), so the most that is enough is the installation of a memorial plaque...

And this is how the Pink Pavilion is depicted in a watercolor by Luigi Premazzi (1850), in a painting located in State Hermitage. What is called - find 10 differences...

Photo: Pink pavilion in Pavlovsky Park

The Pink Pavilion is one of the most poetic buildings in Pavlovsk Park. It is located in a picturesque location on the border of three districts: Old Sylvia, White Birch and Parade Field, surrounded by smooth ponds.

At the end of the 18th century, the lands behind the Parade Field were granted to courtiers from the entourage of Emperor Paul I. So in 1797, Prince Alexei Borisovich Kurakin, Privy Councilor, Chamberlain and Knight of various orders, was granted a plot of land near the Parade Field. On the plans of 1799, Kurakin's house appears on the site of the future Pink Pavilion. In 1806, Kurakin sold his house to the infantry general, Prince P.I. Bagration, who was appointed military commandant of the city of Pavlovsk. The first years of Bagration's stay in Pavlovsk were marked by his friendship with Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna and the favor of Empress Maria Feodorovna.

In the summer of 1811, a vast area of ​​Bagration's dacha was acquired by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna's own treasury, but for a long time it would be called "Bagration's dacha."

Maria Feodorovna entrusted the reconstruction of the dacha to the architect A.N. Voronikhin, who enjoyed great respect from the Empress and, especially, her gratitude for his work on the Pavlovsk Palace. Voronikhin creates a light and elegant wooden building in a classic taste. Square in plan, it is decorated with four-column porticoes with pediments crowning them and wide porches leading to these porticoes. It ends with a low dome on a tetrahedral drum, with semi-circular windows. The walls are covered with boards painted light yellow with painted rustications imitating masonry. In the pediments, as well as in the frieze along the perimeter of the facades, there are decorative picturesque panels, painted in grisaille, depicting the games of cupids. They bring a pastoral element to this slender, classical structure, emphasizing its purpose as a place of relaxation, entertainment and play.

Paths are laid around the pavilion and a rose garden is laid out, which is why the pavilion receives the name “Pink”, and on the main facade under the pediment an inscription in French appears, typed from gilded bronze letters “Pavillon des Roses”.

Voronikhin builds the “Rose Pavilion” according to all the rules of axial symmetry. At the intersection of the axes there is a compositional center - the Rotunda, as a kind of architectural leitmotif of Pavlovsk. Four semicircular niches of the Rotunda with eight columns of the Corinthian order on the sides alternate with three rectangular openings, and the fourth is occupied by a marble fireplace. The grisaille painting in the conchs of niches presents three-dimensional rosettes, which enhances the impression of the depth of the niches. Above them, along the entire perimeter of the rotunda, is a painted frieze of palmettes. The small floor above the rotunda features a circular gallery with a balustrade, and even higher is a dome with elegant painted garlands of flowers on a dazzling white background. Three open doorless openings connect the rotunda to the surrounding living rooms, forming a U-shaped gallery.

Furniture was made especially for the pavilion from Karelian birch and ash: sofas, sofas, banquettes, corner cabinets and various flower beds. Furniture was decorated with embroidery depicting flowers and especially roses.

The Pink Pavilion became Maria Feodorovna’s favorite vacation spot; famous writers and musicians visited here.

In the summer of 1814, a large dance hall was added to the pavilion, since Maria Feodorovna planned to organize a holiday in the Rose Pavilion dedicated to the triumphal return of Alexander I after the victory over Napoleon. The two-height dance hall, about 400 square meters, amazes with the splendor of its decoration.

Tempera painting with gilding, made by D.-B. Scotty, represents allegorical symbols of victory and glory. The center of the lampshade is decorated with a composition of 20 hanging garlands of artificial roses made of multi-colored silk, as if forming a huge basket. From the center of this basket descends a large four-tiered gilded wood chandelier, with four smaller chandeliers of the same design at the four corners. In the spaces between the windows there are sconces in the form of baskets with bouquets of leaves and decorated with gilded military helmets with ostrich feathers.

The holiday took place on July 27, 1814. In front of the pavilion, against the backdrop of an illusory decoration depicting a Russian village, painted by P. Gonzaga, choirs performed hymns and odes in honor of the victorious Tsar. Poems and music were written by the best poets and composers. Artists from the imperial theaters took part in the performance.

Another famous theatrical festival and carousel took place on June 6, 1816 in honor of Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna and her husband Prince William of Orange before their departure to the Netherlands.

Until the Great Patriotic War, the Pavilion was a museum and also a place for lectures in the summer. Destroyed during the occupation, the Pink Pavilion was revived in its original form in the 1990s. There is a gorgeous rose garden around it.

History of the construction of the Rose Pavilion

The Pink Pavilion is a beautiful monument of Russian culture that arose at the beginning of the 19th century. Due to its sophistication, the pavilion became one of the most famous buildings in Pavlovsk Park. Being surrounded on all sides by rose gardens, the place was called the Rose Pavilion. Initially, the building was Bagration's dacha. But already in 1812, especially for Empress Maria Feodorovna, the chief architect of Pavlovsk, Andrei Voronikhin, rebuilt the dacha into a beautiful pavilion on four columned porticos, which were decorated with picturesque paintings of the games of cupids. Above the main pediment there is an inscription in French “Pavilion of Roses”.

The Empress was a passionate lover and connoisseur of flowers. She was brought special varieties of roses for the rosary from all over Europe. The owner of the pavilion wanted to turn it into the Kingdom of Flowers. The entire interior of the pavilion was made using fresh flowers or their images. The walls were covered with garlands of flowers, the domed rotunda hall was replete with a variety of flowers, delicate embroideries depicting roses were draped everywhere on the exquisite furniture. In 1814, a dance hall was added to the flower pavilion, the painting of which was done by D.B. Scotty. The interior style remained the same - flower garlands on the lampshades, artificial roses forming a huge rosette under the dome, a 4-tier chandelier decorated with green leaves and much more. This decor reflects the unique style of Russian decorative art at the beginning of the 19th century.

It was in the Pink Pavilion that a solemn meeting took place with the winner of Napoleon and the liberator of Europe, Alexander I. Hymns of praise and cantatas in honor of the winner, fireworks and cannon fire made this event especially festive and significant. After the death of Maria Federovna, the pavilion began to play a leading role in the development of Russian culture. I. Krylov, V. Zhukovsky, N. Karamzin read their literary creations here, and talented aspiring musicians held themed evenings here. D. Bortnyansky was a regular guest at the events, and M. Glinka was also met here.

Modern times

Unfortunately, the brutal war years destroyed everything in their path. Likewise, the Pink Pavilion was destroyed during the war. Only in the 70s. A.I. Zelenova collected all the necessary historical documents to begin restoration work. Now the pavilion has been restored and reopened for lovers of beauty.

Editorial staff of the website Pushkin.ru

At the beginning of the Rose Pavilion Alley, laid from the Parade Field to the Circle of White Birches, stands one of the most poetic structures of Pavlovsk Park - the Rose Pavilion - a light wooden building built in 1807-1812 (1807). according to the project of the architect. A. N. Voronikhin.

There is a legend that on this site, with the permission of Alexander I, his aide-de-camp Prince Bagration (future hero of the war of 1812) built a small house intended for storing and growing roses, which he presented daily to the lady of his heart, one of the empress’s ladies-in-waiting . Later, Maria Fedorovna bought this site and ordered the construction of the Pink Pavilion on it.

The pink pavilion was surrounded on all sides by rare varieties of roses.

The pavilion has been built, and converted from the former dacha of the prince. Bagration Voronikhin, on the project of architect. it is called an arsenal.

The building is topped with a small dome, and all four facades were originally decorated with columned porticoes.

In the large central hall with a dome, “Aeolian harps” were installed, which produced melodic sounds in the wind.

The interior, furniture, porcelain vases, sets - everything was decorated with images of roses. The dance hall at the Rose Pavilion, the decoration of which was supervised by Gonzago, could compete with the palace and any other building in the park in the beauty of its decoration: garlands of artificial roses, a magnificent ceiling with complex ornaments assembled into a single pattern, highly artistic chandeliers and candelabra of fine design - everything captivated the eye with its grace and taste.

In the Pink Pavilion of the Imp. Maria Fedorovna warmly received artists, architects, and writers. Albums with Krylov's poems and Kiprensky's drawings were preserved there. The fabrics used to cover the furniture in the pavilion were embroidered by the princesses of Württemberg and the ladies of the court.

On one side, in 1814, a Dance Hall was added to the Pink Pavilion according to the design of architect. C. Rossi and P. Gonzago. The luxurious Ballroom was built in just 17 days. A solemn meeting of Alexander I and a grand ball in honor of Russia's victory in the Patriotic War of 1812-1814 took place here. and on the occasion of the return of Russian troops from Paris. A theater festival was held here in their honor. Around the Pavilion of Roses there were stage areas with decorations by P. Gonzago and models of rural huts.

There were a great many guests. The music was written specially for this holiday by composer D. Bortnyansky, the greeting texts were created by poets Vyazemsky, Batyushkov, Zhukovsky. Lyceum students, among whom was young Alexander Pushkin, came on foot from Tsarskoe Selo to meet Alexander I. When Alexander I entered the Pink Pavilion, the chorus boomed: “Russia, be proud of him!” The celebration lasted until the morning - music thundered over the illuminated alleys of the park, fantastic bouquets of luxurious fireworks bloomed in the sky.

Later, the pavilion for many years served as a meeting place for Russian writers, musicians, and artists. N.M. Karamzin, V.A. Zhukovsky, M.I. Glinka, I.D. Krylov, O.A. Kiprensky and others visited here. Concerts of famous musicians also took place here.