Ruin Tower

The Ruin Tower (Russian: Башня-руина) is an 18th-century monument in Ekaterininsky Park[1] of Tsarskoye Selo - now Pushkin, a suburban town in eponymous borough of St. Petersburg, Russia.

The powerful stone tower, in the form of a column of Tuscan order, is topped by a round arbour upon the abacus at a height of 21 metres.

In the summer of 1773, artist A. Belsky painted the external walls of the tower ruins and cracks have been cut in the plastered surface to simulate natural damage.

The tower's huge stone arch at its base enhances an impression that it extends deeply into the earth.

Experts of a joint venture between "Lenpolproekt" and the "Lenproektrestavratsiya" institute carried out design work and, from 1993, the Polish firm PKZ (Workshops on Restoration of Ancient Monuments) was appointed as contractor.