Three graces pavilion in Pavlovsk Park Photo: the Three graces Pavilion in Pavlovsk Park

In a Private garden Central (Palace) district of Pavlovsk Park, near the Palace there is the Pavilion of the Three graces. This is the last work in Pavlovsk Park, designed by the architect Charles Cameron in 1800.

The pavilion of the Three graces similar to antique portico. Overlap with the major outlets in the caissons supported by sixteen slender ionic columns. The pavilion has a gable roof, with Gables on both sides. When the Pavilion was erected, sculptures in the tympanum came to the place pediment statues. On the tympanum from the Private garden has established a relief depicting Apollo with the attributes of arts and Sciences, from the side of Sadovaya street – relief with the image of Minerva with military attributes. Their author was made by the sculptor Ivan Prokopovich Prokofiev.

October 14, 1802, on his birthday, the eldest son of Maria Feodorovna received a gorgeous gift – sculpture "the Three graces", which is a three girls, supporting a vase. Because it has been given 11 000. The author of this group was made by Italian sculptor Paolo French casement window. Made from a single piece of marble.

From the moment when this sculptural group was established (1803) in the Pavilion, is changing its name. Since the mid-nineteenth century in all archival materials building called the Pavilion of the Three graces. Grace is the goddess who personifies feminine charms, joy and beauty – Waist (Color), Eufrosina (Joy), Aglaia (Brilliance). They are daughters of the God Zeus and the oceanid Eurynome. The graces were often the companions of the gods: Dionysus, Hermes, Aphrodite. Their main duty was to deliver the people and the gods everything that makes their life wonderful and happy.

Sculptural ensemble of the Three graces gave the Pavilion is extraordinarily light, transparent, poetic sound. It is in perfect harmony not only with the Colonnade Cameron, but with all the surrounding space.

During the great Patriotic war sculptural group "the Three graces" hid, buried in the ground, but the Nazis managed to find her. By a lucky chance to get her not yet.

In 1956-1957 under the guidance of architect Sofia Vladimirovna Popova-Gunic the Pavilion of the Three graces was restored.

Nowadays, the Pavilion of the Three graces is open to visitors. He still admires the beauty and grace of execution.

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