The Armory

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The Armory is a high red brick gothic style building situated in the Alexander Park. The Armory is a free copy of a pavilion in the Shrubs Hill, England. Architect A.A. Menelas started the construction of the Armory in 1819 and architect A.A. Ton finished the construction in 1834.
A museum of arms holding a collection of more than 5000 items was situated in the Armory in the time of Nikolay I (since 1834). The collection items occupied two floors and stairway of the building.
A several cannonries of early 15th century that had been gifted to Nikolay I by the King of Denmark, were located at the entrance to the Armory. Seven papier-mache horses of a Russian regiment of horse were standing at high pedestals in the round hall.
Some of the items were subsequently passed to the Hermitage, some to the Anichkov Palace, and some to the Tsarskoselsky Palace. Hermitage
Anichkov Palace