Pavlovsk - St. Petersburg - how to get there by train

Located near the hero city of St. Petersburg, Pavlovsk is an integral part of the history of the northern capital. Many representatives of the Russian monarchy dynasty lived in it. Tsarskoe Selo, Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg - a photo of these legendary cities are on the page. Their history dates back to the seventeenth century. And now in the suburban area of the northern capital is an architectural palace and park complex, the museum-reserve "Pavlovsk." St. Petersburg is associated with the museum by joint projects in the field of cultural heritage of Russia. The center of the complex is the Pavlovsk Palace, the former summer residence of Emperor Paul I.

Pavlovsk, the history of the city

The city of Pavlovsk of the St. Petersburg suburban zone is located just a few kilometers from Tsarskoye Selo, the area around is flat with small gentle hills. Between the hills are lakes, on the territory of untouched forests. The Slavyanka River, which flows into the Neva, became an additional argument in favor of the city's laying, in those distant times the river water was clean and suitable for the needs of the population. So the place for the construction of the city of Pavlovsk was chosen. St. Petersburg - in the person of the Governor-General - supported the project and construction began.

Pavlovskaya Sloboda was built up by straight streets and inhabited by court people, ministers, artisans and peasants - the entire population of about 300 people on both sides of the Slavyanka. There also built a stone church of St. Mary, a free school for children and a large stable yard.

sights

The fortress of Pavlovsk, the famous fortification, with decayed fortifications since the war with the Swedes, was restored by Pavel I for the military training of army officers who lived in the fortress. There were also soldiers' barracks. There was also a house for invalids of the Russian sea corps in Pavlovsk with 30 seats, which was fully provided for in accordance with the tsar's decree.

There was a charitable hospital for ordinary people for 26 beds - for women and men, with free treatment. And, finally, there was a military hospital with 40 seats, which Paul I. regularly visited.

This was the city of Pavlovsk of St. Petersburg province at the end of the 18th century, during the reign of Prince Pavel Petrovich.

Architects

The palace and park ensemble Pavlovsk was built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, and is now one of the largest landscape parks in Europe. The Pavlovsky Imperial Palace and the adjacent park complex were erected over 50 years, architects of three generations participated in the construction: Carlo Rossi, Russian architect of Italian origin, Giacomo Quarenghi, Italian architect, a follower of the Palladian style in architecture, Vincenzo Brenna, Italian artist of architectural decoration, Scottish architect Charles Cameron and Andrei Voronikhin, Russian architect, adherent of classicism, one of the founders of the Russian Empire.

Structure

Park-reserve Pavlovsk is located in the valley of the river Slavyanka, on both its banks on the territory of 600 hectares. Pavlovsk is divided into six landscape parts:

• Central District.
• "Big Star".
• District "Old Silvia".
• "New Silvia", the neighboring area.
• "Parade field".
• "New birch".

Stages of construction

The first stage of the construction of the palace park began in 1782 under the patronage of the architect Charles Cameron on the site of the wooden rooms of Pauliust. Originally the palace was an ordinary nobleman's estate with buildings for economic purposes and a relatively small park. However, Paul I, for whom, in fact, the palace complex was built, did not agree with the architect Cameron about the scale of the park and the palace itself, the future emperor wanted more impressive sizes. And after many disputes and even conflicts with the heir to the throne, Cameron had to change his approach and expand the territory of construction. In the fall of 1782 the main building of the palace was already standing and lateral galleries were being built.

The final version of the emperor's residence

Immediately after the coronation of Paul I to reign (in 1796), the newly emperor ordered to radically rebuild his summer palace, maximally expand its premises and equip the nearby territories in the latest European fashion. Managed the updated project was entrusted to the architect Vincenzo Brenna. Over the next four years the Pavlovsky Palace was completely rebuilt.

In the new palace the royal chancery was located, and by its first decree the emperor attached to Pavlovsk the nearby villages - Fedorovsky Posad, Tjarlevo, Krasnoe Selo and Lipitsy, together with lands and peasants. And the city received according to the tsar's decree City government headed by the chief executive. Since then, the palace has started rich receptions with balls. However, the emperor never managed to live in his summer residence, on March 12, 1801, he was killed by conspirators.

Pavlovsk after Paul I

After the death of Emperor Paul I, his widow Maria Feodorovna stayed in Pavlovsk. For 27 years of her reign, the city and the park, and especially the palace botanical garden, have reached unprecedented heyday. When the Empress died, in 1828, Pavlovsk ceased to exist as a royal residence. The city turned into an ancestral lands of the younger brother of Nicholas I, Prince Mikhail Pavlovich, who was happy about the prosperity of Pavlovsk, distributed land allotments around the city for the construction of blocks, paid much attention to the improvement of roads. Under Mikhail Petrovich, a charitable children's shelter and a free elementary school appeared.

Railway

The city of Pavlovsk and Tsarskoe Selo in 1836 joined the first Russian railway with a length of only a few kilometers, but its significance was historical. First, "piece of iron" was on horse traction, and soon it began to go locomotives. The trips were entertaining and free. For trains built Pavlovsk railway station, which later turned into a musical platform and became a place for world-class concerts. It was conducted by Maestro Johann Strauss himself. The railway was completed, and in the autumn of 1837 the trains already brought passengers from St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg - Pavlovsk, or Pavlovsk - St. Petersburg ... How to get there? This issue quickly lost its relevance with the advent of the railroad. The city-residence of Russian tsars gradually turned into a fashionable suburb for dacha residents from St. Petersburg. In a short time, the efforts of Prince Mikhail Pavlovich in the city have appeared: a theater, a meteorological observatory, an art gallery and a public library.

In 1902, another railway branch was laid, on the Windo-Rybinsk direction, which passed along the Tsarskoye Selo section of the railway to Tyarlevo, and from Tyarlevo to St. Petersburg. Soon almost all the Petersburg intelligentsia began to visit Pavlovsk and cost the country houses on the banks of the Slavyanka. In 1874, the city government issued 323 permits for the construction of holiday homes.

Pavlovsk Palace: chronology of construction

Construction began on May 25, 1782, when the first stone was laid in the foundation of the imperial palace.

• Year 1783 - the construction of the main building was completed.
• Year 1785 - column galleries and corps of official use were built.
• Year 1787 - completed the complete decoration of the inner chambers of the palace.
• Year 1796 - the coronation of Paul I, the preparation of the palace for the reception of the emperor.
• Year 1800 - the palace is completely rebuilt.
• Year 1801 - the murder of Paul I as a result of political conspiracy.
• Year 1803 - a fire that destroyed part of the imperial palace.
• Year 1805 - the end of the restoration work after the fire.
• Year 1808 - the creation by the architect Voronikhin of a masterpiece of interior decoration called the "lamp-room", a dome half-rounder decorated with caryatids by sculptor Demut-Malinovsky.
• Year 1824 - the construction of the library of the Pavlovsky Palace was completed.
• Year 1872 - in the middle of the front yard there is a monument-memorial "Paul I".
• Years 1942 - 1944 - the park and palace complex of Pavlovsk of the St. Petersburg region was seriously damaged by the raids of German aviation, and the palace was set on fire by the fascists during the retreat.
• Year 1957 - post-war partial restoration of the complex was carried out, separate halls of the palace were opened for visits.
• Year 1978 - complete restoration of the imperial palace is over, the architectural complex "Pavlovsk" was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
• Year 1983 - the palace and park complex "Pavlovsk" received the status of a museum-reserve.

At the present time the communication is established Pavlovsk-St Petersburg, an electric train Arrives at the Vitebsk railway station. In the opposite direction, you can also leave on the train. From there, from the station square, you can go anywhere by bus or taxi. But in the direction of Pavlovsk - St. Petersburg, the train is the most accessible and reliable mode of transport. It's only a few stops, almost like an express train.

Pavlovsk - St. Petersburg: how to reach

From St. Petersburg to Pavlovsk or, conversely, from Pavlovsk to St. Petersburg, you can get in half an hour by any transport - an electric train from Vitebsk railway station or bus number 479 from the metro station "Zvezdnaya".

Timetables of trains (St. Petersburg - Pavlovsk)

• On working days: 06-05, 07-17, 07-55, 09-40.
• Daily: 12-15, 13-20, 17-40, 19-00, 00-30.
• On the weekends: 10-15, 10-55.

Trains:

• St. Petersburg.
• Borovaya
• Prospect of Glory.
• Kupchino.
• Shushary,
• The museum of the locomotive.
• The island of 21 kilometers.
• Tsarskoe Selo.
• Pavlovsk.

Timetable of electric trains (Pavlovsk - St. Petersburg):

• On working days: 07-20, 07-41, 08-20, 14-40, 17-00.
• Daily: 12-00, 16-19, 18-30.
• On the weekends: 05-27, 15-45.

Trains:

• Pavlovsk.
• Tsarskoe Selo.
• The island of 21 kilometers.
• The museum of the locomotive.
• Shushary.
• Kupchino.
• Prospect of Glory.
• Borovaya.
• St. Petersburg.

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pavlovsk

These three names merged together two hundred and fifty years ago, they were united by history. Currently, Pavlovsk is a world-class museum-reserve, the hero city of St. Petersburg - the legendary Russian city. And Russia itself is a great country!