The Latyshev, Bakhrushin, and Bardygin estate is a large urban estate in Moscow on Vorontsovo Pole Street. At different times, it belonged to influential dynasties: Latyshev, Bakhrushin, Bardygin, Vogau, and Mark. The estate has been rebuilt multiple times, and its modern appearance was achieved after the 1911 reconstruction led by architect Ivan Baryutin. The main house of the estate received the unofficial name "House of Conversing Snakes" due to its unique decor. Since 1952, it has housed the Embassy of India.

In the late 18th century, a significant portion of the land on Vorontsovo Pole belonged to Chancellor Alexander Bezborodko. By the mid-19th century, the ownership was divided into many small plots, mostly owned by various branches of the German diaspora of entrepreneurs from the Vogau, Mark, and Banza families. In the late 19th century, part of the former Bezborodko estate passed to the Latyshev merchants, who then sold it to Alexei Bakhrushin. Bakhrushin was a well-known patron and art connoisseur. Since 1872, he actively collected a collection of paintings, applied arts, and literature. At his invitation, the family architect Karl Gippius, who constantly collaborated with the Bakhrushins, undertook the reconstruction of the estate. The second and third floors of the mansion were allocated for an extensive collection and library with more than 30,000 volumes.

In 1904, Bakhrushin passed away, and his collection, valued at 140,000 rubles, was transferred to the State Historical Museum. His widow decided to sell the estate to merchant Mikhail Bardygin. In the merchant community, it was customary to register property rights in the name of wives so that in case of financial difficulties, the family would retain assets; therefore, the estate was recorded in the name of Glafira Vasilyevna Bardygina, née Postnikova. However, Mikhail Nikiforovich actually managed the estate. By his order, in 1911, architect Ivan Baryutin reconstructed the estate in the Franco-Belgian Art Nouveau style.

The Bardygins were not part of the nobility and relatively suffered little during the 1917 revolution. However, in 1923, the Bardygin couple and eight of their nine children emigrated to France. The estate was nationalized and in 1925 transferred to the Institute of Experimental Biology under the leadership of Academician Nikolai Koltsov. Laboratories were set up in the mansion, and the extensive garden was used for field research. In 1938, the organization was transformed into the Institute of Cytology, Histology, and Embryology of the USSR Academy of Sciences. After Koltsov was removed from the director's position, the estate was transferred in 1946 to the Institute of Oceanography under Academician Petr Shirshov. Since 1952, the estate has been in the indefinite ownership of the Embassy of India.