Milk House in Pavlovsk park
   Photo: Milk house in Pavlovsk park

Dairy cottage (Dairy) was built in 1782 by architect Charles Cameron in the "Swiss style". It is similar to the plan of the Dairy Duke of Wurttemberg. The plan was sent to Maria Fyodorovna personally from a trip abroad in Europe. In a letter to KI Kiichelbecker (Director of Pavlovsk) AL Nicolai, who was then secretary of the Empress, in addition to the Dairy Plan has been written and the wish of Maria Feodorovna, where it place. She wanted a house was in a remote corner of the park, on the beach, to a cow right out of the crib could go to the forest, and that he was well hidden that it was impossible to guess until you're near him.

Cameron took into account the wishes. And today an unexpected meeting with a milk house is the guests park constant delight. Walls milk - massive, made of brick, lined with cobblestones outside. Foundation - very low roof once covered the straw, with a wide canopy, which relied on the trunks of trees.

The idea of ​​Cameron on the northern facade of the building was made wooden staircase that led to the attic, where in the XVIII century was stored hay. On the ridge of the roof was shed for the bell. Dairy consistent fashion of the time on rural structures and has been very universal in their purpose. In it were: a dining room and a guest for the reception, a separate room for the employee who served the dairy, food - for the cooking of milk, a smaller part was reserved for the barn, which houses 6 cows. All the rooms inside were plastered and whitewashed. Kitchen with stone floor has been tiled from tiles. It was organized Russian oven, and served for the processing of milk and for heating the Dairy house. The cellar was used for storing food.

To this day the Dairy interior decoration projects were not saved, except for the 2-sketch artist and architect Kamporezi. They have an image of the painting and decoration of the dome of the living room one of the walls of the same living room. But it was painted dome - is unknown. This issue still causes controversy among researchers. Though living before the war had a ceiling in the shape of a dome, no paintings on the walls and it has not been revealed. This is confirmed by the Dairy house inventories.

From these documents it is possible to learn that along the walls of the guest room have been placed shelves for the collection of porcelain: Japanese, Chinese, Saxon, Dutch. Pitchers, vases, flower beds, cups, saucers - just 75 items. This collection gave the room a chic, elegant look, creating a noticeable contrast with the rough exterior finish emphasized the construction style of old abandoned rural farm.

One of the favorite pastimes of the XVIII century were pavilions-l'oeil, which include breast. With the increase in the number of livestock, for it was built by a private farmyard, located away from the palace. In the dairy house is housed flocks. From the inventory of 1801 there is information that there were made stalls for sheep.

At the beginning of the XIX century and farmyard poultry house moved to the village Glazovo. It was built for their farm. Dairy, having lost their previous assignment was turned into a park pavilion. Still living in the treated dairy products that were delivered here from the farm.

After the revolution Milk house was adapted for housing for the workers and the administration of the palace park. During the Great Patriotic War, the pavilion was destroyed. After the war it was repaired. You could say it served the purpose: stables for horses guides palace and park. Were the idea of ​​using the building for temporary exhibitions.

During its long history Milk House has repeatedly burned, and up to the revolutionary events, and after them. The last fire occurred in 1991. After him, the pavilion was restored.

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