Грачёвский парк, Historic estate park in Khovrino District, Moscow, Russia.
Grachyovskiy Park is the estate and park of the former Khovrino manor in Moscow's Khovrino District. Its main building, erected in the early 20th century in merchant eclectic style, has caryatids, risalits, faceted scaly cupolas with dormers and towers, and is attributed to architect Lev Kekushev. The grounds retain a regular linden park with ponds on the Likhoborka River.
The estate belonged to the Tretyakov-Khovrin family in the 15th–16th centuries. In 1700 Peter I granted it to Fyodor Golovin, who laid out the regular park and ponds. In 1812 Napoleonic soldiers burned the manor; the Molchanov family rebuilt it in 1859 with architect Mikhail Bykovsky. The last owners, the Grachyov merchants, gave the park its name in 1895.
The park's name comes from the Grachyov merchant family, who owned the estate from 1895 to 1917 and gave it its present name. The main house, rebuilt for Mitrofan Grachyov by architect Lev Kekushev, recalls the Monte Carlo casino with caryatids, faceted cupolas and sculpted decoration. The estate church, designed by Mikhail Bykovsky, has a mosaic floor and walls faced with coloured marble.
The grounds sit close to Khovrino metro station, making them easy to reach by public transport. Be aware that many paths need repairs and can become slippery during wet weather.
The park covers a section of the Likhoborka River, which was channeled underground during the Soviet era. This hidden waterway still flows beneath the grounds today, though its route remains invisible to visitors.
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