In 1883, on the site of the assassination of Emperor Alexander II, they began to build the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Blood. At this time, the Mikhailovsky Garden loses about 0.8 hectares of area, but at the same time receives a wonderful cast-iron fence in the Art Nouveau style from the western part, designed by the architect A.A. Parlanda.

According to Parland himself, the fence was installed, focusing on the location of the garden alleys and the already erected church building:
“The base of the lattice is granite; round stone pillars are faced with colored curved bricks, with a pattern; belts, bases and capitals from Estland marble; large links of a metal lattice 5 are wide. 4 c. (3.74 m.) And a height of 5 are. 10 c. (4 m.), Richly ornamented, made of wrought iron. In the middle of the lattice, on the longitudinal axis of the temple, which coincides with the avenue of the Mikhailovsky Garden, there is a gate, also richly ornamented; the pillars of these gates end with groups of electric lanterns with rich fittings. The length of the said fence is 120 sazh. 2 arsh. (257.5 m.) “A. A. Parland. Decree. op. P. 16.

Work on the construction of the fence was carried out in 1903-1907. First, piles were driven under the five links of the fence. The members of the Commission for the construction of the temple, chaired by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, monitored the “correctness and serviceability of the work on the construction of the basement and the posts of the fence.” The pillars flanking the gate of the fence were decorated with tiles, as were the facades of the buildings of the ensemble. Simultaneously with the construction of the monumental fence posts, professional craftsmen at the Karl Winkler art-building and locksmith factory (“Karl Winkler Firm”) forged ornamental parts for fastening the lattice itself.

The exquisite fence of the Mikhailovsky Garden is an integral part of the unique unified architectural ensemble in the center of St. Petersburg.