Leonovo Park, Protected estate in Rostokino District, Russia.
Leonovo Park is a protected estate in Moscow's Rostokino District that covers several hectares with gardens, pathways, and open green areas. The property sits along Dokukina Street and combines manicured sections with spacious grounds designed for strolling.
The park began as the garden of the Leonovo estate, created in the 18th century by P. G. Demidov (1738–1821). From 1869 it belonged to the Moscow merchant A. M. Kapustin. The manor house burned down in the early 20th century, leaving only a lime alley and the decorative Leonovsky Pond. In 2003 the park was renamed "Sad Budushchego" (Garden of the Future) after the "EXPO-Nauka 2003" youth science and technology exhibition, and it was fully renovated in 2017.
The park's name comes from the 2003 international youth science and technology exhibition EXPO-Nauka, after which the estate park was renamed Sad Budushchego (Garden of the Future). Two tree groups are protected natural objects: a 150-year-old oak and an alley of old lindens. The 2004 landscaping laid out an Alley of Newborns and an Alley of Newlyweds.
The park lies between the Okruzhnaya railway, 1st Leonovskaya Street, Dokukina Street and the Yauza River, with Vilgelma Pika Street dividing it into a larger eastern and smaller western part. The southern vestibule of Botanichesky Sad metro station is next to the entrance. A 100-metre wooden boardwalk crosses a ravine on the ecological trail.
Two natural objects in the park are officially protected: a 150-year-old oak and an alley of old lindens. The linden alley is the only remnant of the estate's formal park, while the oak is remembered as Demidov's cedar in the memoirs of art historian Mikhail Alpatov.
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