In Lefortovo Park, formerly known as Golovin Garden, one can still see the magnificent grotto created in the 1720s by Dutch architect Biedloo and reconstructed in 1731 by Italian Count Rastrelli. Originally, the grotto was adorned with fountains, statues, and sphinxes, and after the reconstruction, white stone columns were added.

By the end of the 18th century, the grotto featured rich sculptural decoration. In the central niche stood a statue of Hercules, in front of which were stone seals with pipes from which water spouted. On either side of the lower platform were two stone sphinxes. On the platform itself was a fountain with a wooden gilded triton, surrounded by a dozen dolphins, also spouting water. After the Bolsheviks came to power, Golovin Garden suffered significant destruction, and most of the structures were destroyed. Although the grotto itself survived, none of its sculptures have survived to this day.