Aquarium garden, Cultural heritage park in Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia.
The Aquarium garden is a landscaped park in Presnensky District with manicured paths, open lawns, and mature trees providing shade. The space consists of several interconnected areas with varied garden features and seating zones throughout.
The garden opened on 1 July 1893 under the name Chicago, leased by impresario M. Lentovsky from owner Samuil Malkiel. Lentovsky built a 720-seat wooden theatre, an open stage and orchestra platforms; architect F. O. Shekhtel may have contributed to the design. After financial collapse, ballerina Lidiya Geiten took over the theatre in September 1893, and in 1897 the estate passed to I. S. Soloveichik.
The garden's name comes from an aquarium once installed in one of its pavilions. It opened on 1 July 1893 as the amusement garden "Chicago", named while the World's Columbian Exposition was running in Chicago. Its reputation as a "theatrical oasis" rests on its neighbours, the Mossovet Theatre and the Moscow Academic Satire Theatre.
The garden sits in the block bounded by Bolshaya Sadovaya Street on the north, close to the Mossovet Theatre and the Satire Theatre. The paved walkway edge and low railings frame the lawn with the memorial boulder; paths continue into the wider park beyond. The garden is a regional cultural heritage site, so stay on the paths and keep off the planted beds.
The garden opened on 1 July 1893 under the name "Chicago", chosen while the World's Columbian Exposition was running in that city. Its first impresario, M. Lentovsky, built a wooden theatre seating 720 for opera, plus open stages for orchestras and choirs. Art historian E. I. Kirichenko suggested the architect F. O. Shekhtel may have taken part in designing the buildings.
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