Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson, Bronze statue at Smolenskaya embankment, Russia

The Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson memorial consists of two life-size bronze figures on a low oval base with irregular edges. Holmes stands on the right, wearing a cap, a short cape and a long coat, holding a pipe raised in his right hand. Watson sits on a bench to the left, in a long coat and bowler hat, turned toward Holmes. The dark brown metal shows greenish patches.

The bronze group by sculptor Andrei Orlov was unveiled on 27 April 2007 on Smolenskaya Embankment, timed to the 120th anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel A Study in Scarlet. Orlov based the figures on Sidney Paget's original illustrations, but gave them the features of Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin, who played Holmes and Watson in the 1979 Soviet television series. Livanov and British ambassador Anthony Brenton attended the opening.

The bench beside Watson is left free so visitors can sit next to him; Vasily Livanov joked that touching Watson's notebook solves problems, while touching Holmes's pipe invites a criminal case. The faces echo Livanov and Vitaly Solomin from the 1979 Soviet series.

The bench beside Watson is left free so visitors can sit down for a photograph with the figures. The memorial stands on the Smolenskaya embankment next to the British Embassy, a short walk from Smolenskaya metro station.

A place is left free on the bench beside Watson so visitors can sit and be photographed with the figures. Vasily Livanov joked that anyone who sits there and puts a hand on Watson's notebook will have many problems solved, but touching Holmes's pipe can land you in a criminal story.