Andersengrad, Children's playground complex in Sosnovy Bor, Russia

Andersengrad is a children's play complex on Solnechnaya Street in Sosnovy Bor, opened in 1980. Its two-hectare site holds a Town Hall tower, the Tin Soldier tower, Ole Lukoie's house, a Snow White cafe, an open-air theatre, bastions, a bridge and a gated tunnel, decorated with mosaic panels, stained glass, tapestries and tiles in a medieval Western European style.

The complex grew from a children's road on Solnechnaya Street, which architect Yuri Savchenko was asked to develop in 1975. Construction of the Baltic-style ensemble began that year, stalled after the cafe and gates were built, and resumed through the efforts of party secretary L. A. Perekrestov. It opened on 1 June 1980, the 175th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, and is protected as an architectural monument.

The complex takes its name from Hans Christian Andersen, to whose 175th anniversary it was dedicated in 1980. Its buildings carry fairy-tale names: the Town Hall Tower, the Tin Soldier Tower, Ole Lukoie's House and the Snow White cafe. A Little Mermaid statue was added in 2008 and a Tin Soldier statue in 2010. More than 300 cultural events are held here each year, including folk music festivals and a role-play club.

The site is located on Solnechnaya Street in the third microdistrict and is accessible by public transportation. Visitors can explore the grounds during the day, with the best time to visit being the warmer months.

The complex was conceived as a tribute to the Danish writer and physically integrates his fairy tale legacy into the place. The combination of actual structures and fantastical elements makes it an unusual monument to literary history.