Horse Cemetery

Not far from the southern facade of the Pensioner Stables building, a cemetery for horses of the "Imperial Saddle" was established. Stone slabs with the names of the beloved horses of Russian emperors from Alexander I to Nicholas II were placed on the graves. The first burials appeared here in the 1830s, and the last were made shortly before the 1917 revolution, totaling more than 120. Here lie Lami, who accompanied Emperor Alexander I on the Paris campaign; Flora, the horse that carried Emperor Nicholas I; Kob, the horse on which Emperor Alexander III inspected the troops; and others. Originally, the cemetery was surrounded by a low fence, which was lost during the Second World War.