The golden-white palace, built on the high bank of the Slavyanka, is visible even from distant points of the park and the city. Its three-story central building, topped with a flat dome on sixty-four columns, is the earliest in terms of construction and the most exquisite in decoration. It was created by Charles Cameron in the 80s of the 18th century.
After Paul I ascended the throne, Pavlovsk became a country imperial residence. The court architect of Paul I, Vincenzo Brenna, significantly expanded the palace in the 90s of the 18th century.
The formation of the collections of the Pavlovsk Palace is associated with the travel of the owners of Pavlovsk throughout Europe in 1781-1782. Visiting the workshops of famous masters, they purchased and ordered paintings, sculpture, furniture, bronze items, silk fabrics, and porcelain sets. The royals presented them with various gifts, which were included in the decoration of the palace halls. The museum is famous for its unique collections of fine and decorative arts.
When the war began, work began in Pavlovsk to pack art treasures and send them for evacuation. During the war years, the Pavlovsk collections were kept in the city of Sarapul, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the building of the Local History Museum, in Novosibirsk in the building of the Opera House, and also in St. Isaac's Cathedral in Leningrad. On September 17, 1941, the Nazis entered Pavlovsk, the occupation lasted until January 24, 1944. The palace housed the Gestapo headquarters, barracks, and an officer's hospital; the area around the palace was turned into a restricted area. In Pavlovsk Park, 70 thousand trees were cut down, bridges were blown up, the reclamation system was destroyed, the road network was disfigured by trenches, pavilions were damaged, and in January 1944, during the retreat of the Nazis, the Pavlovsk Palace was badly damaged by fire.
In 1972, for high achievements in the restoration of the Pavlovsk Palace Museum and park, a group of five employees and restorers was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR: N.I. Gromova, A.V. Treskin, N.I. Maltseva, I.I. Kalugin and P.D. Nikanorov. In 1986, the chief curator of the Pavlovsk Palace Museum A.M. Kuchumov was awarded the Lenin Prize of the USSR for the scientific concept of the museum exhibition of the Pavlovsk Palace. In 1978, the Pavlovsk Palace Museum and Park was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. In 1990, the Pavlovsk Palace and Park Ensemble was included in the list of components of UNESCO cultural and historical world heritage sites not only according to the criteria of integrity, integrity, authenticity and authenticity, but also its independent value, the criterion of which was the scientific methodology and techniques of restoration and reconstruction
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31 янв 2024
