The most romantic pavilion in Pavlovsk park is considered to be Peel Tower, which is kind of a tribute to the fashion for pastoral structures. The name "Tower" This pavilion has received thanks to its elongated shape. Many researchers have suggested that the name "Peel Tower" comes from the fact that before this place is so-called "saw-mill" or, simply, a sawmill, which are activated by water pressure.

Having data suggest that Pil-tower built at the "new cold soapy", ie at the pool. After visiting the "soap" were in close Pil-tower or out in the garden, laid out on the other side of the river. Pil-tower was used as a resting place after the adoption of water treatments. It "eats", "snacks" and "fryushtuki." Peel Tower is a single ensemble with the adjacent buildings.

It is believed that the author of this project is the construction of Brenna. Estimated time of construction of the pavilion 1795-1797 biennium. Folded brick cylindrical wall mounted on a stone base. They are plastered and painted with frescoes, which mimics the crumbling stonework, which ends on top of the structure of logs and planks. Somewhere in the middle of the height of the tower painted tall windows. Murals Pil-tower belongs to the hand of the artist-decorator P. Gonzaga. The tower is a structure consisting of two floors with wooden staircase inside the railing is designed as intricately intertwined tree trunks.

In 1807, a wooden staircase was replaced with a stone railing made of metal, which is undergoing a spiral from right to left, leading to the second floor. The tower is crowned with a high peaked roof covered with straw. This kind of roofing, as well as mimics some disrepair and neglect created a popular painting while the effect of the so-called "romantic poverty."

Peel Tower is a type of pavilion-l'oeil, which for foreign outright poverty hides a luxurious interior decoration.

The interior of the second floor of the pavilion has a high degree of sophistication. His decorations he was like a luxurious grand salon - with oak parquet floors and walls and ceilings, trimmed with "crimson cotton material with white muslin" (due to dilapidation in 1833 fabric was removed). The ceiling is decorated with painted oil round bowl. Two small and one large sofas were embroidered with "different silk flowers" and "gold". Gray marble fireplace with two alabaster vases. Figures porcelain cupids under a glass dome on pedestals ebony. Mahogany table with crystal inkstand. Above the door - oval picture. The final chord of the interior has a small library. It describes the decoration of Peel Tower in the "Inventory of entertainment buildings, all available in the add things and furniture» 1828

The first floor of the tower-Peel played the role of a utility room. According to popular legend, during the reign of Emperor Paul I planted here are sometimes arrested for negligence in duties or pranks cameras-the pages.

Initially, the area around the pavilion was open. By then a wooden bridge led dirt road, which then meanders was up. In those days, it has not yet lined trees.

Peel Tower is well viewed from all angles, and was a kind of architectural dominant. But later, with the growth of green space is its value was lost.