• In 1845, when Ivan Krylov died, almost immediately, began collecting funds for the installation of the monument in his honor.
  • The monument is just an average monument and not a reason to visit the gardens unless you happen to be related to Ivan Krylov.
  • The monument to Krylov is the most voluminous of the monuments installed in the Summer Garden of the historical center of St. Petersburg.
  • When examining the monument to Krylov, it seems that a little tired Ivan Andreevich, in his favorite long-sleeved frock coat, which he wore in the last years of his...
  • The monument depicts Krylov standing on a pedestal decorated with reliefs of scenes from his fables.
  • Monument to Krylov (detail). 1848-55 Bronze Summer Garden, St. Petersburg. The picture shows a relief from the base of the Krylov monument.
  • Ivan Andreevich Krylov is depicted in the monument in everyday clothes, a long-length frock coat, which he wore in the last years of his life.
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  • There is a monument erected in honor of famous Russian fable writer Ivan Andreyevich Krylov in a small park near the Patriarshy prud.
  • Krylov Monument in St. Petersburg was built in 1855 by private donations.Summer garden was not chosen by chance: it is here loved to walk fabulist.