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  The most beautiful suburb of St.Petersburg 


Con

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  Time consuming until you're actually in the palace! 


In a nutshell

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  This is interesting ,inside and outside of palace. 

 

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Amber Room in the Catherine Palace

Amber Room in the Catherine Palace, Pushkin

 eksvist Says:  The original Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg was a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. Due to its singular beauty, it was sometimes dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World".The Amber Room... 

Town architecture

Town architecture, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  On the way from the railway station to the palaces, if to walk along Oranzhereynaya Street, you may see some of town architecture. First of all, it is St.Ekaterina Cathedral. The Cathedral was built in 1835-1840. In Soviet times it was destroyed in 1939. Thereafter in 1960... 

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Transportation  

To the palace

To the palace, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  From the railway station it seems to me there are a lot of busses. But I prefer to go by walk and saw in on-line map that it is not far to go from the station. It is 20-25 minutes approximately to get palace from the station. I got the street form the station, then cross... 

Train

Train, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  There is train to Pushkin from Vitebsky Railwaystation. Keep in mind that the station of Pushkin has a name Detskoye Selo, but when I said to the ticket officer "Give me the ticket to Pushkin" it was understood. The ticket is RUR 34.5 (EUR 0.9) one way. Another way is to go... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Rows for the tickets

Rows for the tickets, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Keep in mind in summer time or in any warm days that it could be the huge rows to the ticket office in front of the Ekaterininsky Palace. It looks better to have the organized tour in St Petersburg that to visit the palace because organized groups have a preference to the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

the park

the park, Pushkin

 globetrott Says:  There is a really giant park around of the Katherine palace and I think you could stay there for a full day in order to explore and really enjoy all of its sights.That little "park-train" that I show in my transportation-tips might be a good idea in order to get a good first... 

The "egyptian gate"

The "egyptian gate", Pushkin

 globetrott Says:  We saw this "egyptian gate" in the centre of a roundabout on our way to Katherine palace, while sitting inside the tourbus. That is why there are some reflections in my photos. The tourguide did not mention this gate at all, so maybe it is something new.I think it looks... 

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Litsey of Tsarskoe Selo

Litsey of Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Litsey (Lyceum) of Tsarskoe Selo is famous first of all with fact that Aleksander Pushkin, the famous Russian poet, was graduated Litsey. The museum to the Litsey is near of Ekaterininsky palace. We were not much interesting in a visit in the end of our day trip, so... 

Aleksandrovsky Palace in Soviet times

Aleksandrovsky Palace in Soviet times, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  In 1918 the museum was opened in palace but some years later the palace was divided for sanatorium of NKVD (ministry of inner affairs) and orphans' house. In 1947-1951 the palace had restoration works but later the works finished and palace became a part of Navy ministry. In... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Granite terrace

Ekaterininsky Park, Granite terrace, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Granite terrace was built in 1792-1795 by C. Cameron on the place where the rolling pavilion had a place for festivities. The terrace was finished in 1809-1810 by L. Ruska architect. Some sculptors were added in 1850. 

Ekaterininsky Park, Pyramid

Ekaterininsky Park, Pyramid, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  The Pyramid was built in 1770-1772 by V. Neelov architect and restored in 1782-1783 by C. Cameron. There were 4 sculptures near of entrance but they didn't survive to the present days. In guidebooks it is said that near of pyramid, opposite side to the entrance, the three... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Marble Bridge

Ekaterininsky Park, Marble Bridge, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Marble Bridge is situated in the southern part of Big Pond (landscape park). The bridge was built in 1773-1774 by V. Tortori, but the works were begun in 1770 in Ekaterinburg (Ural mountains area) where marble stones were cut and then delivered to the place. The place is... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Turkish bath

Ekaterininsky Park, Turkish bath, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  The Turkish bath is situated in the southern part of Big Pond. The bath was built in 1850-1852 by A. Monigetti architect for Nikolay I Tsar. During the WWII the bath was destroyed with direct hit of the bomb. The bath was completely restored in 2006-2009. 

Ekaterininsky Park, Admiralty

Ekaterininsky Park, Admiralty, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Admiralty is a complex of red-colour buildings built in 1773-1775 by V. Neelov. The name is related with a fact that a boats for sailing were kept in the buildings. In 1901 the Gottorpsky globus was placed here (a gift that had Peter I the Great), now it is placed in... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Column to Chesmen' Battle

Ekaterininsky Park, Column to Chesmen' Battle, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Column to Chesmen' Battle was placed on the island in 1774-1778 by A. Rinaldi architect in honour of the vistory in Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774. The column was completely reconstructed in 1994-1996 by A.Kedrinsky architect. 

Ekaterininsky Park, Hall onto the island

Ekaterininsky Park, Hall onto the island, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  In the middle of the Big Pond there is Island where the Hall onto the island is situated. It was built in 40-s of XVIII by S. Chevakinsky. The hall was recontructed several times in the end of XVIII AD - the beginning of XIX AD. The hall was used for concerts and rarely for... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Hermitage

Ekaterininsky Park, Hermitage, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  The building of Hermitage is situated in the eastern part of the park. It was built in 1744 by M. Zemtsov and renovated in 1749 by F. Rastrelli. In 1751, 68 big and 28 little columns were added by D. Giani and G. Partier architects. We didn't visit the building to see... 

Ekaterininsky Park, Grotto pavilion

Ekaterininsky Park, Grotto pavilion, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  Grotto pavilion is blue building that is situated not far from the palace and baths of Cameron, on the Big Pond. The building works were begun in 1755-1756 by F. Rastrelli architect and was finished in 60-s of XVIII century. The pier of Grotto was reconstructed several times... 

Ekaterininsky Park, winter views

Ekaterininsky Park, winter views, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  The park is worth visiting and the walk could be as interesting as a visit of Ekaterininsky Palace. My first visit of the park was in winter and I hadn't see a lot due to not warm weather :-). The park is placed in the first half of XVIII century and since then, time by... 

Baths of Cameron, summer views

Baths of Cameron, summer views, Pushkin

 bugulma Says:  During summer visit we went upstairs to the colonnade of the baths of Cameron (free of charge). There are some interesting views to the park as well as a row of the busts of the famous ancient persons. Some pics are in travelogue 

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 Tsarskoe Selo was the old name of this town and it was renamed Pushkin in 1937, because Alexander Pushkin was a student there in the local Lycee Zarskoje... 

 

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Q:  How do I get from Pulkovo airport directly to Pushkin? Thanks in advance! 

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A: Hello! From Pulkovo to Puskin is not very far, so i guess there are buses going there. But i would try to find out for sure (will ask my friend, who lives in St.... 

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PUSHKIN

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 First time I visited Pushkin in February of 2010. The idea was to see the Ekaterinisnky Palace in winter time because in my opinion the palace colour looks great with snow. Later, in August of 2010, I... 

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The famous "amber-room" & a lot more !

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Pushkin. I'd love to share with you the 22 tips I've written, the 105 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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My Pushkin Page

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  I came here many Summers when I lived in Leningrad now St.Petersburg and my first visit was a cold winters day in 1989 to get some used military uniforms from one of the military academies to take... 

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Tsarskoe Selo

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 We combined a trip to Tsarkoe Selo with a visit to nearby Pavlovsk in one day. Tsarskoe Selo, still commonly referred to as Pushkin, is home to Catherine Palace & Park, one of the imperial estates... 

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A day visit to Pushkin

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 I had a daily trip to visit Pushkin and the main reason to visit this city is basically for the visiting the incredible beautiful palace and the park around it. 

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