Lopatinsky Garden
Лопатинский сад
A 19th-century public park beside the western section of the city walls, containing the earthworks of the 17th-century King's Bastion and a monument to the defenders of Smolensk in 1812.
Lopatinsky Garden was laid out in 1874 by provincial governor Lopatin on the site of the old city walls and the ruins of the “King's Bastion”, and it is Smolensk's most popular park. The earthen rampart of the King's Bastion, built during the Polish occupation, is still preserved, and climbing it offers views along the city walls. Photo spots include the cast-iron “Monument to the Defenders of Smolensk in 1812”, erected in 1912 to mark the centenary of the Patriotic War, and a small pond with a “Bridge of Sighs”. Admission is free, and there is an open-air café in summer. The walls can be followed on foot from here.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Gromovaya Tower (Smolensk – Shield of Russia Museum)
- Church of St John the Theologian
- Smolensk Art Gallery
- Blonie Garden
- Museum 'Smolensk Region in the Great Patriotic War'
- Church of Sts Peter and Paul on Gorodyanka
- Dormition Cathedral
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel (Svirskaya)