Monument to I. A. Krylov in Moscow
Monument to Krylov in Moscow is an expressive monument to the famous Russian publicist and fable writer, located in a park near Patriarch’s Ponds. The monument was unveiled in 1976. The author of the monument Andrei Alexandrovich Drevin depicted the poet sitting on a park bench. The figure of Ivan Andreyevich Krylov has an undoubted portrait resemblance to the poet. He looks as his friends described him – a kind, plump, slightly lazy and unkempt man who is tired and has sat down to rest under the crowns of trees. The bronze figure rises above a rectangular low granite pedestal.
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The famous architect Armen Georgievich Chaltikyan participated in the design of the Krylov monument. The harmonious sculptural ensemble includes four bronze bas-reliefs placed at the corners of a small platform that surrounds the main monument. The bas-reliefs are sculpted by sculptor Daniel Yudovich Mitlansky and are designed in the form of open books. On them you can see the characters of twelve popular Krylov’s fables: Monkey, Dog, Elephant, Moss, Wolf, Lamb, Pig, Cuckoo, Rooster, Nightingale, Donkey, Fox and Crow. Nearby are neat benches, from which there is a picturesque view of the pond surface and the monument itself.
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When the monument to Krylov was installed in Moscow, he took the place of a playground, and not all the residents of the surrounding houses were happy about the change. Unfortunately, the monument is periodically vandalized, and especially suffer at the hands of vandals bas-reliefs with heroes of Krylov’s fables, so the entire sculptural ensemble from time to time has to be restored.
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How to get there
The monument to Krylov in Moscow is located at the intersection of Malaya Bronnaya Street and Ermolaevsky Lane, in the park near Patriarch’s Ponds. You can walk to it in 10-15 minutes from Mayakovskaya, Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya or Barrikadnaya metro stations. In addition, buses No. B, T10 and T39 – stop “Malaya Bronnaya Street” – approach the Krylov monument along the Garden Ring.
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