When scheduling your visit to Catherine Palace, leave extra time to walk through Catherine Park encircling the palace. The three terraces of the Regular Park were created in the 1720s before and during the reign of Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great. Also called the Old Garden, it features several ponds, pavilions, baths and sculptures. About fifty years later, architect Vasily Neyelov designed the Landscape Park. The work was managed by John Bush. He was a master gardener from England. This gave the area the second name of English Park. The centerpiece is a lake connected to the other ponds. It includes monuments to Russian war victories plus many buildings such as the Cameron Gallery and Concert Hall.
