The Rossi Pavilion is an architectural monument. Located in St. Petersburg, on the embankment of the Moika River in the Mikhailovsky Garden. Built by K.I. Rossi in 1825.

The first version of the garden redevelopment involved the construction of two symmetrically located pavilions; the one that was built was erected on the site of the foundation of the Golden Mansion, the first wooden palace of Catherine I, and was intended for romantic tea parties and card games.

The pier-terrace in front of the pavilion is lined with granite and fenced with a cast-iron lattice, made according to a drawing by Rossi at the Aleksandrovsky plant. It was restored in 1957, and in 1959 the banks of the river along the garden were reinforced with a low granite-lined retaining wall.

The pavilion is placed along the longitudinal axis of the Champ de Mars, connecting its ensemble with the ensemble of the garden.
In 2003, a bust of the architect who created it was unveiled in the pavilion.

Photos taken more than 110 years apart
1st photo – Photo from K. Bulla’s studio, 1913
2nd photo – gardens of the Russian Museum, 2024