Those who want to see the most unusual sculptures of the city on the Neva should not visit its museums and parks, but in the courtyard of the Faculty of Philology of St. Petersburg University.

Among the sculptures are not only monuments to poets and literary heroes (there is, for example, Gogol's Nose), which would be logical for the design of the Philfakov court. There is a small hippopotamus Tonya, a huge snail, and a cheerful dachshund one and a half meters long, as well as a thin and fragile World Tree, the Fountain of Love and the Council Bench — all sculptures and compositions are far from classic designs and original.

This collection began with a memorial plaque to Ksenia Peterburgskaya, installed on the facade of the school at St. Petersburg State University in 2000. And the official opening took place two years later with the installation of Arsen Avetisyan's sculpture “Thinking about the Little Prince”.

Now you can see dozens of exhibits in this courtyard. It is open for visitors on weekdays and Saturdays from 10:00am to 6:00pm, and you must present your passport and get a pass at the watch.