TheEgyptian Gate of Tsarskoye Selo was built in 1829 to replace the oldtoll bar, which had been made redundant by the expansion ofTsarskoe Selo.
The gate, which exemplifies theEgyptian Revival style, was designed byAdam Menelaws, who was inspired by theTemple of Khonsu gates. Thehieroglyphs were modeled by professorDemut-Malinovsky. The iron gate and the cast iron columns and plates, covered with hieroglyphs, were cast inSt. Petersburg at the Alexander Iron Works. TheAlexander Park extended to this gate until 1895, when part of it was used for the building of barracks.
The large scalepylonesque is made of brick on one side and cast iron reliefs on the other. The drawings on the gates are carved and polished.
The style seen in the Egyptian Gates was very typical of that time. Due to the French expeditions inEgypt, the world became more interested inancient Egyptian architecture. The hieroglyphs on the gate were included in part to show that the Russians were interested in supporting the scholars that were researching the language.[1][2][3]
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