Pavlovsk in Saint Petersburg
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Tsarskoye Selo

Tsarskoye Selo was the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located 24 kilometers south from the center of St.  Petersburg. It is now part of the town of Pushkin and of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. During the Soviet times it was known as Detskoye Selo.

Located at 59.7233, 30.4158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg

Pavlovsk is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St.  Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers south from St.  Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers southeast from Pushkin. Population: 16,058; 14,960. The town developed around the Pavlovsk Palace, a major residence of the Russian imperial family. Between 1918 and 1944, its official name was Slutsk, after the revolutionary Vera Slutskaya, and then was changed back to Pavlovsk.

Located at 59.6833, 30.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Pavlovsk Palace

Pavlovsk Palace is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by Paul I of Russia in Pavlovsk, near Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. The palace and the large English garden surrounding it are now a Russian state museum and public park.

Located at 59.6858, 30.4533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chesme Column

The Chesme Column in Tsarskoye Selo commemorates three Russian naval victories in the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, specifically the Battle of Chesma. It was constructed in the Large Pond of the Landscape Park of the Catherine Palace to Rinaldi's designs over the years 1774-78. The column should not be confused with the Chesme Obelisk in Gatchina.

Located at 59.7101, 30.3936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sophia Cathedral

The Ascension Cathedral in the town of Sophia (now a part of Pushkin) in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg, was one of the first purely Palladian churches to be built in Russia. Rather paradoxically, it may also be defined as "the first example of Byzantinism in Russian architecture".

Located at 59.7052, 30.3939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pavlovsk Experimental Station

Pavlovsk Experimental Station is an agricultural experiment station and gene bank that is part of the Institute of Plant Industry and situated in Pavlovsk near St. Petersburg, Russia.

Located at 59.7143, 30.4236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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St. Julian's Church, Pushkin

St. Julian's Church is an Orthodox church in Pushkin, near Saint Petersburg in Russia. It was the church of His Majesty's Cuirassiers Life Guard Regiment.

Located at 59.7067, 30.4039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pavlovsk Park

The Pavlovsk Park is the park surrounding the Pavlovsk Palace, an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by Tsar Paul I of Russia near Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. It is now a state museum and a public park.

Located at 59.6936, 30.4553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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