Leaning Tower of Nevyansk

Celebrating anniversary of Russia's Leaning Tower of Pisa

(6 Aug 2018) LEADIN:
Russia is holding a celebration for its very own Leaning Tower of Pisa which is still standing after nearly 300 years.
The Nevyansk Tower is a much-loved symbol of Russia's Urals region - but it's not clear whether it was intentionally built to lean.
STORYLINE:
It's not quite as famous as its Italian cousin, but Russia's Leaning Tower is still attracting a lot of attention.
The Nevyansk Tower was built nearly three hundred years ago and it's still going strong.
In fact, experts say it may even have been built deliberately to look like this, unlike the Leaning Tower of Pisa.   
The most important distinguishing feature between these two towers is that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a falling tower, while the Nevyansk Tower is inclined, and will never fall. The legend that the Nevyansk Tower was built to resemble the one in Pisa has not been confirmed but continues today, says  Yulia Suvorova, head of the exhibitions department at the Nevyansk Historical and Architectural Museum.
Local people are very proud of the tower and every year they celebrate its birthday - this time it's said to be 293 years old.
The tower is 57.5 metres high and has a square base measuring 9.5 by 9.5 metres.
The deviation of the tower from the vertical is about 1.85 metres at the top.
There are two theories for why the tower is leaning.
Some experts believe it was designed like that, while others think the decline occurred during the construction, most probably because of the nearby pond causing the ground to subside.
Unfortunately, there are no official documents and sources about the construction of the tower, so today researchers are putting forward several versions, explains Suvorova.
Either the Nevyansk tower was intended to be leaning from the beginning, or the decline occurred during the construction of the tower. Near the tower there is a large pond, Nevyansky pond, perhaps it affected the ground.
If the second theory is correct, the deviation from vertical line happened at an early stage of the construction so the builders tried to rebalance the tower during construction of the upper levels, bending them in the opposite direction.
The rebalance was finally achieved, with the very top of the tower and weather vane being vertical.
As well as being an architectural curiosity, the tower is also an important historical monument, a symbol of the metal and mining industry of Russia.
The tower is thought to have been built in 1725 by one of the founders of the Urals and Siberia mining business, Akinfy Demidov.
It's not clear what the leaning tower was intended for, but among its many uses, it has a bell tower, a sentry post, a factory archive, a laboratory, a prison - and even Demidov's office.
The Demidov family became some of Russia's first industrialists, and it was from here that they developed their mining and metal production empire.
They built more than 20 factories across the Urals and Siberia, covering an area that became known as the Demidov kingdom, which had its own police, army, secret diplomats and fleet.
The centre of this empire was Nevyansk, with the tower as its symbol.
One of the most fascinating features of the tower is the so-called acoustic room on the sixth floor, in which, standing in one corner, you can clearly hear what people whisper in the opposite corner.
Another important historical element are the tower's clock chimes, which were bought in England and cost Demidov more than the construction of the tower itself.

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Celebrating anniversary of Russia's Leaning Tower of Pisa

(6 Aug 2018) LEADIN:
Russia is holding a celebration for its very own Leaning Tower of Pisa which is still standing after nearly 300 years.
The Nevyansk Tower is a much-loved symbol of Russia's Urals region - but it's not clear whether it was intentionally built to lean.
STORYLINE:
It's not quite as famous as its Italian cousin, but Russia's Leaning Tower is still attracting a lot of attention.
The Nevyansk Tower was built nearly three hundred years ago and it's still going strong.
In fact, experts say it may even have been built deliberately to look like this, unlike the Leaning Tower of Pisa.   
The most important distinguishing feature between these two towers is that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a falling tower, while the Nevyansk Tower is inclined, and will never fall. The legend that the Nevyansk Tower was built to resemble the one in Pisa has not been confirmed but continues today, says  Yulia Suvorova, head of the exhibitions department at the Nevyansk Historical and Architectural Museum.
Local people are very proud of the tower and every year they celebrate its birthday - this time it's said to be 293 years old.
The tower is 57.5 metres high and has a square base measuring 9.5 by 9.5 metres.
The deviation of the tower from the vertical is about 1.85 metres at the top.
There are two theories for why the tower is leaning.
Some experts believe it was designed like that, while others think the decline occurred during the construction, most probably because of the nearby pond causing the ground to subside.
Unfortunately, there are no official documents and sources about the construction of the tower, so today researchers are putting forward several versions, explains Suvorova.
Either the Nevyansk tower was intended to be leaning from the beginning, or the decline occurred during the construction of the tower. Near the tower there is a large pond, Nevyansky pond, perhaps it affected the ground.
If the second theory is correct, the deviation from vertical line happened at an early stage of the construction so the builders tried to rebalance the tower during construction of the upper levels, bending them in the opposite direction.
The rebalance was finally achieved, with the very top of the tower and weather vane being vertical.
As well as being an architectural curiosity, the tower is also an important historical monument, a symbol of the metal and mining industry of Russia.
The tower is thought to have been built in 1725 by one of the founders of the Urals and Siberia mining business, Akinfy Demidov.
It's not clear what the leaning tower was intended for, but among its many uses, it has a bell tower, a sentry post, a factory archive, a laboratory, a prison - and even Demidov's office.
The Demidov family became some of Russia's first industrialists, and it was from here that they developed their mining and metal production empire.
They built more than 20 factories across the Urals and Siberia, covering an area that became known as the Demidov kingdom, which had its own police, army, secret diplomats and fleet.
The centre of this empire was Nevyansk, with the tower as its symbol.
One of the most fascinating features of the tower is the so-called acoustic room on the sixth floor, in which, standing in one corner, you can clearly hear what people whisper in the opposite corner.
Another important historical element are the tower's clock chimes, which were bought in England and cost Demidov more than the construction of the tower itself.

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Here you can buy this movie without watermark and in high resolution (1920x1080, as well as most of the available resolution 4K)

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Here you can buy this movie without watermark and in high resolution (1920x1080, as well as most of the available resolution 4K)

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Here you can buy this movie without watermark and in high resolution (1920x1080, as well as most of the available resolution 4K)

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Here you can buy this movie without watermark and in high resolution (1920x1080, as well as most of the available resolution 4K)

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