Sylvia Gate
As suggested by the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, part of the woodland was made into the park in 1792 that came to be known as Sylvia. Unlike the landscape park, this one was laid out in formal fashion, with stone fencing separating it from the Palace Park and the Sylvia Gate serving as its entrance. The gate was erected under the supervision of Kiryan Plastinin in 1792-1793.
The distinctive feature in its classical architecture is the keystone shaped as the face of a bearded giant. The charm of the gate is not so much in its monumental and massive qualities, as is the case with the Admiralty and Birch Gates, but rather in mysterious and poetic feeling that it evokes. The gate kind of lures visitors into the romantic and picturesque Sylvia.
As suggested by the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, part of the woodland was made into the park in 1792 that came to be known as Sylvia. Unlike the landscape park, this one was laid out in formal fashion, with stone fencing separating it from the Palace Park and the Sylvia Gate serving as its entrance. The gate was erected under the supervision of Kiryan Plastinin in 1792-1793.
The distinctive feature in its classical architecture is the keystone shaped as the face of a bearded giant. The charm of the gate is not so much in its monumental and massive qualities, as is the case with the Admiralty and Birch Gates, but rather in mysterious and poetic feeling that it evokes. The gate kind of lures visitors into the romantic and picturesque Sylvia.