Garden of Fallen Monuments, Moscow
The Garden of Fallen Monuments, officially called the Muzeon Sculpture Park, is the graveyard to where several infamous statues in Moscow were relocated after the Soviet collapse.
The Garden of Fallen Monuments, officially called the Muzeon Sculpture Park, is the graveyard to where several infamous statues in Moscow were relocated after the Soviet collapse. There are over 700 sculptures, including those of Dzherzinsky, Stalin, Brezhnev, Lenin and others. Take a walk in this frozen snapshot of communist Russia to admire the collection of classical as well as some quirky statues. There are also modern sculptures, a small craft market, and food stalls. It is adjacent to the New Tretyakov Museum, which houses 20th century art.
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About Garden of Fallen Monuments
ул. Крымский Вал, вл. 2, Moscow, Russia
+7 499 238-33-96
Garden of Fallen Monuments and Nearby Sights on Map
Gorky Park
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Tolstoy Memorial Museum
Displays manuscripts and photographs of Tolstoy and Moscow during his time
Christ the Savior Cathedral
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Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum is dedicated to Western art and has one of the world's most significant Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections, along with some Old Masters
Gogol House
Victory Park
This massive memorial to WWII was built for the 50-year anniversary of V-E day in 1995
Diamond Fund
It holds the Imperial collection, including the crown jewels
Old Arbat Street
Walk down this kitschy street and don't forget to look at the small by-streets around the Arbat
Russian State Library
One of the largest libraries in the world
Stanislavski Museum
The house where Konstantin Stanislavski, the propounder of method acting, lived