Anyone can see a whole host of unusual sculptures in the courtyard of one of the large Moscow houses on Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya. A brooding cast iron gentleman, a girl with an umbrella, lions and a dog “live” here. It is not difficult to get to the open-air sculpture museum: the courtyard is a walk-through.

Animal kings guard the entrance to the courtyard. The sculptures are located on pedestals at the entrance gate. In the very courtyard of the Soviet-built house, there is a mansion, in which various offices are rented.

Guests of the courtyard are greeted by a girl with an umbrella standing on a stone slide in the center of the fountain. She rejoices in the bad weather, jumps through puddles in a light dress and puts out her palm to check if the rain has ended. The continuation of the sculpture and fountain is the column of the mansion. They are lined with stone, around which cast iron ivy with metal leaves curls.

Metal maple leaves also adorn the interfloor cornice of the mansion. Pay attention to the gold hand clock installed here. A life-size cast-iron dog sits next to the neighboring tree. He is engaged in a truly dog business — he marks the territory. A cast-iron citizen rests on a bench in front of the house. It invites you to sit down beside you and relax under the trees.

Local residents believe that a man and a girl are the characters of Vladimir Nabokov's novel “Lolita”. The figures appeared here thanks to Mikhail Abramov, founder of the Museum of Russian Icon.

The exit from the courtyard is fenced with a low cast-iron gate, on the sides of which there are large stone vases. Steps lead to the next beautiful mansion: your walk continues.