In 1777, Catherine II presented the land in the valley of the river Slavyanka to her son Pavel and his wife Maria Feodorovna on the occasion of the birth of their first-born - the future Emperor Alexander I. The estate was named "Pavlovskoye village". Pavlovsk is famous for its outstanding palace and park ensemble of the late XVIII - early XIX centuries. Here was the summer residence of Paul I. The ensemble of the palace and park was created for 50 years. Formation of the collections of the Pavlovsk Palace is associated with the travel of the owners of Pavlovsk across Europe in 1781-1782. They bought paintings, furniture, bronze ware, silk fabrics, porcelain sets, antique sculpture from Italy. Architects of the Palace: C. Cameron, V. Brenna, D. Quarenghi, A. Voronikhin, K. Rossi, sculptors M. Kozlovsky, I. Martos, I. Prokofiev, F. Gordeev, G. Demuth-Malinovsky. Pavlovsk is listed in the list of cities protected by UNESCO.