Hanging and Maids-of-Honor Gardens of Tsarskoye Selo Park

In theory of landscape art Hanging gardens have been known since ancient times. In Russia this type of garden appeared in 17th century. Two gardens of this type were created in the 18th century in Tsarskoye Selo, but only one of them survived. The article attempts to consider the history of the formation of Hanging and Maid-of Honor Gardens located in Tsarskoye Selo Park. Initially, the Hanging Garden of Elizabeth Petrovna was created on the gallery of Catherine Palace, not far from the empress’s chambers, and under Catherine II another garden was laid out on the terrace next to the palace, one of the sides of it was formed by the facade of Cold Bath, where the personal library of the empress was kept. Analysis of graphic materials makes it possible to trace the history of the formation of gardens.