Sunny day. I see from afar the shining domes.
This amazing pavilion is called Turkish bath. It is located in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo.
The Large pond of the Catherine Park. A Turkish bath is a place on the Peninsula, which was constructed manually.
It is a kind of memorial to the Russo-Turkish war of 1828-1829. It was built by order of Emperor Nicholas the first. The author of the project is Ippolit Monighetti. At the request of the Emperor was supposed to create a bath-Hamam. To present all relevant items. The pavilion was bound to resemble a mosque with domes and a minaret.
Construction began in 1850. And here by the autumn of 1853 was finished interiors. This pavilion was the last building on the territory of Catherine Park.
Five internal rooms were decorated with artificial marble. Richly decorated with stucco. Was also used elements that were brought as a trophy during the war of Turkish sultaness bath from Adrianople. This pavilion was built as a monument and as a decoration of the Catherine Park. For its intended purpose bath has never been used.
View this little video. it will take you only 2 minutes. I myself can't do such a presentation video. So I got you this.
Unique is the fountain-cascade. It is a so-called fountain of tears. Rare single drop rolling down its sloped surface. This fountain was in the Sultan's Palace in Adrianople.
When preparing the project of the construction of the pavilion, the architect himself made this image of the future project in his watercolors. I want to show this to You.
Stained paper, pencil, watercolor, white, gold.
Here is a little trip I made today in the world of the Arab East.
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