5. Dragon Courtyard

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Another nod to Russian folklore, this dragon was built in 1982 by a construction worker who liked to make art in his free time. It resembles a beast from medieval Russian and Ukranian folklore called “Zmey Gorynych,” who according to legend was slayed by Dobrynya Nikitich, a Russian Lancelot.