The fountain-sculpture "Coquette with umbrella"
   Photo: Fountain sculpture "Coquette with umbrella"

Sculpture fountain called "Flirt with umbrella" is set in Kaluga, in the city park of culture and recreation.

The emergence of "Flirt with umbrella" Kaluga owes Mayor Makarov Mikhail Antonovich, who organized the construction of the square in front rows of seating round cast iron bowl to collect the water. The grand opening of the fountain, donated kaluzhane mayor of the city, took place 16 August 1807.

In 1886, in Kaluga were built urban water supply and water intake special booths. Makarov fountain pool then lost its importance, and it was decided to move to the city garden. In the late 19th century over the central figure of a swan set the bowl with a raised beak, from which the water flowed. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II figure poultry replaced bronze statue depicting a coquettish girl with an umbrella. The stream of water from the tip of the umbrella beat and fell down, dripping into the upper bowl of the fountain on the umbrella. According to legend, the statue of the girl-coquette brought from Italy, one of the Kaluga merchants.

Girl with umbrella decorating the parks until the autumn of 1941, but during the occupation of Kaluga Nazis disappeared. In the years 1960-70 in the upper bowl of the fountain in the Russian winter festival is held traditionally burned an effigy of Winter. In 1977, the city newspaper "The Banner" appealed to city residents to help find photos of the fountain and sculpture girl coquette. Citizens gladly responded to the call and brought to the editor about a dozen shots. Due to the August 1, 1979 sculpture recreated again returned to its original location. But a few years later a fountain was spoiled by vandals. In 2000, the statue finally fallen into disrepair

In 2010, Kaluga Park of Culture appeared before the inhabitants of the city in its original form. Again there was a fence, reminiscent of the fence of the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg and one of the alleys of the park again adorned the figure of a mysterious stranger, coyly peeping out from under the umbrella.

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