Nerastankino Pavillion

Nerastankino Pavilion (aka “Melancholy Temple”) is a small gallery with a walk-through passage and a low dome. The building was built in 1803 by architect Ivan Yegotov in just a few months. The construction was carried out by serfs belonging to Count Sheremetev. The name, according to scholars, comes from the landscape around it and a magnificent view of the Upper Tsaritsyno pond. It’s like you don’t want to part with it, which is how “nerastankino” can be roughly translated.

By the early 1870s Tsaritsyno Park becomes dilapidated. Nerastankino’s roof and columns were damaged. Later Tsaritsyno transformed into a prestigious country house (dacha) village. The Pavilion was not used during this time. In the 1920/30s  Leninsky District Council made it into the park’s reading room/library. In 2007 the Pavilion got its historical appearance back.