The Chinese Tea house from Cliff Walk trail in Newport. Rhode Island, March 18, 2004
The Chinese Tea house from Cliff Walk trail in Newport at morning. Rhode Island, September 3, 2004
The Chinese Tea house from Cliff Walk trail in Newport. Rhode Island, November 24, 2004
Chinese Gazebo (often called the Creaking Pagoda or Skripuchaya Besedka) which is one of the most eccentric and picturesque structures in Catherine Park. Built between 1778 and 1786, this pavilion was designed by Yury Felten (Georg Friedrich Veldten) at the height of the 18th-century craze for Chinoiserie (Chinese-style art). The pavilion gets its popular nickname from the metal weather vane on its roof. Shaped like a Chinese banner, it was intentionally designed to creak loudly in the wind. Originally, such pavilions served as tea houses or resting spots for the Empress and her court during their walks. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025