Priory Park

Gatchina, Saint Peterburg, North West

The landscape Priory Park in Gatchina was created in 1799, when the Priory Palace was built on the shore of the Black Lake by order of Emperor Paul I. In 1798, he assumed the title of Grand Master (Prior) of the Order of Malta and decided to create a summer residence in Gatchina for the highest leadership of the order.

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Places nearby

Intercession Cathedral of Gatchina

Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle

Obelisk of the Constable

Museum of the History of Aviation Engine Construction

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