The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk: Ural Salute to the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk is one of the attractions of the Urals, an analogue of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was built in the first half of the XVIII century on the orders of the industrialist Akinfy Demidov, an unlimited owner of these places. Inside the tower consists of several floors. It is known that Demidov's study was on the second floor, and the third one housed a laboratory where silver and gold work was carried out (rumor has it that Demidov minted counterfeit coin here). A chiming clock, made by a watchmaker Richard Phelps in 1730, is installed on the seventh and eighth floors of the tower.
Interestingly, the spire of the Leaning Tower of Nevyansk is grounded, that is, equipped with a lightning rod. It is equally curious that this structure was set three decades before the storm protection method was invented by Benjamin Franklin. The total height of the tower is 57.5 meters. Its strict vertical deviation is 1.85 meters. Despite the relatively great inclination, the tower is very stable due to its construction, and it will hardly face a collapse in foreseeable future. Now the building of the tower houses Nevyansk State Historical and Archival Museum, where you can learn about the history of the tower, Demidov’s family traditions and industrial development of the Urals.
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