Pavilion Monument to Parents

The Parent Monument is a memorial monument that was built in honor of Maria’s deceased sister, Princess Friederica of Württemberg. It was built in the period 1786-1787 according to the project of the famous architect C. Cameron. The monument to the parents is located at the road that leads from the end of the Lip Alley to Old Sylvia.

The pavilion is made in the classical style and is built in the form of an ancient Roman temple without decorations. From the facade, the pavilion is cut through a semicircular niche with two columns and pilasters. The vault is decorated with caissons with plaster sockets. In the center of the vault there is a stucco socket, which is separated from the caissons by stucco leaves of the laurel. The brick walls are painted with yellow paint. The columns and pilasters are made of pink marble, and the capitals are made of white.

Initially, there was no sculpture in the pavilion, and at the beginning of the XIX century the composition of the sculptor I.P. Martos was installed in the pavilion, niches were made and memorial plaques with the names of the dead were installed.