Patriarch's Ponds

Patriarch's Ponds — the generalized name of the area, including the microdistrict, a park complex with an area of ​​2.2 hectares and a pond. One of the most picturesque sights of the Russian capital, recognized as an object of cultural heritage. Until the beginning of the 17th century, the place was called the Goat Swamp, and then it came under the jurisdiction of the patriarchs, who gave the area its current name.

In 2003, a large-scale reconstruction of the pond and the adjacent square was carried out. Fish were released into the cleaned reservoir, ducks and swans live in the neighborhood. In the evening, the pond is illuminated by spotlights, which further enhances the mystical spirit inherent in this place.

What to see at Patriarch's Ponds

Patriarch's Ponds — a real Mecca for fans of Mikhail Bulgakov's work. Here in the so-called "bad apartment" on Bolshaya Sadovaya, 10, a museum of the writer was created. In the novel "The Master and Margarita" Woland's retinue was its inhabitants, and in real life Bulgakov himself lived here with his wife. In the next entrance of the same house, the museum-theater "Bulgakov's House" was opened. Near the ponds at the intersection of Spiridonovsky and Bolshoi Kozikhinsky lanes, there is a very cozy Bulgakov Square.

Being in the Patriarch's Ponds area, you can look into the museum-workshop of the famous Soviet actress Lyudmila Gurchenko and get acquainted with the exposition of the branch of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. There are many shops, boutiques, restaurants in the area, a visit to which will further diversify your vacation in this wonderful place of old Moscow.

Famous buildings

At the Patriarch's Ponds is the famous "house with lions", built in 1945 for Soviet generals. Since 1974, there has been a monument to the Russian publicist, poet and fabulist Ivan Krylov and the heroes of his works. On one of the local residential buildings there is a model of the famous Tatlin Tower — project of a monumental monument to the International.

Memory in literary creativity

The place is famous for classic writers. In the work of Leo Tolstoy "Anna Karenina" at Patriarch's Ponds Levin tried to find Kitty, the heroine of Grigory Danilevsky's novel "Burnt Moscow" also lived here; Princess Shelespanskaya. The protagonist of Bulgakov's famous novel "The Master and Margarita" Berlioz in these places falls under the tram.
 
Patriarch's Ponds — a traditional venue for significant city events: carnival, city day, mass celebrations and exhibitions. In winter, a large skating rink opens here — the tradition has existed since the beginning of the 20th century.