The Rose Pavilion was the gathering place of artists and writers in the company of Maria Feodorovna, who did all she could to be a dutiful hostess to her refined and educated guests. She kept an album in which visitors were invited to write their own verses or dedications. The Rose Pavilion and surroundings areas were the scene of great celebrations on 27 July 1814, when Alexander I returned here from Paris after the victory over Napoleon. For these occasion Carlo Rossi attached a Ball Room to the pavilion. The pavilion itself was destroyed during the war.