Catherine Park Tsarskoye Selo The Grotto Pavilion was built in 1753âââ‰â¬Å1757 by the design of the architect F.-B. Rastrelli on the banks of the Big Pond. The facade of the pavilion is decorated with decorative rusticated columns, patterned grids, numerous stucco details and fancy drawing of a high roof, decorated with wooden carvings. Moldings are associated with the marine theme: complex convolutions of shells, sea deities and dolphins. Interior decoration was changed in 1771 by the project of architect A. Rinaldi. Catherine Park - a park in the State Museum-Reserve `Tsarskoye Selo`. Located in the city of Pushkin near St. Petersburg, an architectural monument of the XVIII âââ‰â¬Â XIX centuries. Together with Alexandrovsky Park, it is an integral part of the Tsarskoye Selo imperial residence and got its name from the Catherine Palace located in it.
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