🏛 Leaning Tower of Nevyansk

сквер Демидова, Невьянск, 3А

A Demidov tower of the 1720s with a noticeable lean, a chiming clock and a “listening room” — the main symbol of Nevyansk and of the whole Ural mining country.

The tower was built in 1721–1725 on the orders of Akinfy Demidov; the architect is unknown.
It is 57.5 metres high; the top leans about 1.85 metres off the vertical.
The lower tier leans the most, while the upper ones lean slightly the other way — the builders were apparently correcting their mistake.
The tower has served as a bell tower, a watchtower, an archive, an office, a laboratory and a prison.
The tower appears on the coat of arms of Nevyansk and on a 2007 Bank of Russia silver coin.

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Nevyansk: the Demidovs’ leaning tower