The monument to parents – Park pavilion, located near the road that leads from the end of the Linden alley to the Old Silvia. It was built in 1786-1787, Charles Cameron. The drawing, executed by the architect, is in the Pavlovsk Palace.

Initially in archival Affairs and in the historical plans of the construction was called the Monument. One of the plans, dated to the year 1803, says: "the Plan and the facade of the Monument". Only after the sculpture was installed on the pyramid which appeared the words "Parents", the pavilion became known as the Monument to the parents.

The monument to parents memorial building. Initially it was built to honour the deceased Princess Friederike of württemberg (sister of the Empress Maria Feodorovna).

Such memorials can often be seen in the landscape parks. They called melancholy, awakened memories and romantic sadness. Therefore, the pavilion leads a lonely path called Philosophical. The road it is a change of feelings, attitudes and sentimental dive into the past. The importance of this path says that the Monument is designed to display only the 1st side of the tracks. It extends past the mourning cast-iron gates, on columns containing a picture drawn wreaths emblems of death and sorrow: vases-Lesnica and damped inverted torches. Gate was designed by Thomas de Thomon. Now they are heavily damaged.

Behind the gates on a small outdoor Playground with a pavilion in the classical style. Built in the form of a Roman temple dedicated to adimaly, without decoration, with the exception of the entablature. Only from the side of the main facade of the building cuts a semicircular niche, decorated 2 umya columns and pilasters that support an entablature. Behind it rises the arch of the niche, processed caissons with stucco rosettes of gypsum. In the middle of the arch – moulded socket and sink separated from the caissons stucco with a garland of Laurel leaves.

Walls are made of bricks, plastered and painted with yellow paint. Columns and pilasters are composed of Olonets marble light pink color and small caps – white.

Paul presents plates of Pudost stone. 3 integral steps of stone lead to edicola. Originally the pavilion was not sculpture. Opposite the door was a marble plaque in black with a dedication to his late sister Friederike, and on the sides in small niches were installed antique vases-palafrenieri. After the death of the parents of the Empress Maria Feodorovna interior decoration of the pavilion has changed.

In the early NINETEENTH century in the pavilion was a sculptural composition by I. P. Martos, laid niches, new commemorative plaques with the names of 3 of the dead relatives of the Empress. In the pits were placed 2 Board of grey marble with inscriptions overlaid letters copper: "my Sister Elizabeth the 7th of February, 1790. My brother Karl August 11, 1791", right: "my Sister Friederike 1785 November 15 of the day".

Sculptural ensemble made by I. P. Martos, established on the basis of gray marble with white veins, which features 3-time reliefs with allegorical content. It is a round pedestal of marble in dark gray, the front of which is decorated with a circular medallion with a bas-relief image 2 parents ' portraits of the Empress Maria Feodorovna: the Duchess Friederike Sophia Dorothea of Wurttemberg and Duke Frederick Eugene.

On the pedestal you can see the 2 boxes of white marble. They entwined with fairy lights and covered with one blanket. To the right of the pedestal Winged Genius, discarding the blanket. At his feet – a white marble shield, which is decorated with coats of arms with garland. On the other side of the podium – the woman in antique dress, wrapped in a cloak, with a crown on his head. Mourners bowed his head on the outstretched hand.

The whole composition is set amid the granite truncated pyramid red. It can be read: "Parents". She gave the building a new name, entrenched behind – the Monument to the parents.