Tsarskoye Selo. The ramp at the Cameron Gallery was built so that Catherine II could be taken to the park in a wheelchair, as she had difficulty walking. In early 1792, Catherine II wished to have an additional descent to the park directly from the Hanging Garden, and the design of the gentle slope was developed by Charles Cameron. Later, this descent became known as the Ramp. Construction took place from 1792 to 1794. During the design of the Ramp, it became necessary to expand the area of the Hanging Garden, for which six additional columns were installed and arches were laid between the Palace wing and the Gallery. As a result, the garden was pushed out to the line of the facades of the wing and acquired its modern form. The architectural design of the Ramp connects it with the first floor of the Cameron Gallery and the entire complex. The Ramp is made up of seven gradually descending transverse arches and three arched pylons. In the keystones of all the arches on both sides, large masks of Greek gods are carved: Zeus, Hera, Diana, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Dionysus, and others. The Ramp is faced with Pudost stone. Above the columns that delineate the steps on both sides, bronze statues of the Muses were installed: Euterpe, Calliope, Thalia, Terpsichore, Urania, and Erato, as well as Venus Callipyge, Venus Medicean, Mercury, and Flora. Due to its decoration, the Ramp received another name, the Stairway of the Gods. At the very end of the Ramp, two huge bronze vases, cast after ancient models, were installed. The vases were here until 1941, but they disappeared during the war.