CAMERON, Charles
(b. 1745, London, d. 1812, St. Petersburg)

Exterior view

1780-82
Photo
Temple of Friendship, Pavlovsk

For the suburban royal residence of Pavlovsk, Cameron was able to work free of restraint. The self-contained ensemble of palace and landscaped park - with its pavilions, cascades, artificial ruins, avenues and river - harmoniously combined the principles of Neoclassical architecture with an English-style Romantic park (reconstructed after World War II). This summer residence was built for the future Tsar, Paul I.

The design for the park is the first example of an English landscape garden in Russia. Like the palace itself, the many buildings that Cameron placed throughout the park merge smoothly into the natural environment, for instance, the Temple of Friendship (1780-82), which is situated beside the River Slavyanka.




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