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NAME
Kalyazin Bell Tower
OTHER NAMES
the flooded belfry
COUNTRY
Russia
ADDRESS
Tver Oblast, Russia, 171573
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About Kalyazin Bell Tower
A bell tower in the town of Kalyazin in an artificial lake in Russia, built during the communist governance, with the aim of making the rocky Volga river passable. It is the remnant of a sunken civilization. It is considered a symbol of the old Russia that has disappeared after the revolution.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Kalyazin Bell Tower
- The belfry was constructed in the years 1796-1800, as an organ of the monastery of St. Nicholas.
- Out of its 12 bells, the largest weighed about 1038 poods. In other words, 17,000 kgs. It was then cast in 1895 to honour the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia.
- Under the waters of the Uglich Reservoir lie two monastries. After Stalin's move to help redefine and modernize the USSR, a dam was built on the Upper river Volga river.
- After building the dams per Joseph Stalin's instructions to form the Ulgich reservoir, most of the buildings including some medieval structures were submerged under the Ulgich's waters. This included the two monastries: St. Nicholas and Troitsky Makariev.
- The region recieved the means of transport through passable waters and the gift of hydroelectricity as a result of the destruction and submersion. The single structure that survived this was the belfry of the Makariev monastery.
- The authorites made the decision to preserve the heritage of the companile and to preserve and protect the site. It is now used as a nautical marker and as a lighthouse.
- The church of St. Nicholas was built in 1694 and the bell tower is in the form of the neoclassical architecture consisting of five tiers built between 1794 and 1800. This tower was constructed by Colonel Vasily Ushakov.
- The Ulgich resevoir dam was built by political prisoners. A project of this magnitude was crucial as well as beneficial in the victory of the Soviets against the Nazis.
- To prevent any erosin and to keep the structure from falling apart, large amounts of soil were placed around the tower as a man-made island.
- A small dock beside the island, is a tourist attraction, a swimming spot and the home of various bird species. When the lake freezes over during winter time, it is possible to walk over to the tower.
- Under the waters of the Uglich Reservoir lie two monastries. After Stalin's move to help redefine and modernize the USSR, a dam was built on the Upper river Volga river.
- After building the dams per Joseph Stalin's instructions to form the Ulgich reservoir, most of the buildings including some medieval structures were submerged under the Ulgich's waters. This included the two monastries: St. Nicholas and Troitsky Makariev.
- Under the waters of the Uglich Reservoir lie two monastries. After Stalin's move to help redefine and modernize the USSR, a dam was built on the Upper river Volga river.
- After building the dams per Joseph Stalin's instructions to form the Ulgich reservoir, most of the buildings including some medieval structures were submerged under the Ulgich's waters. This included the two monastries: St. Nicholas and Troitsky Makariev.
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