Nevyanskaya Tower Painting

Another legend that I couldn't help but "pack" into the picture. Do you think that only the Leaning Tower of Pisa, known all over the world, is of interest to tourists? In Russia, in a small Ural city, there is also its own tower "at an angle". In 2021 - exactly 300 years since its construction, which took about five years. In different years, it served as a bell tower, a guard post, a factory archive, an office, a laboratory and even a prison. There it is, beyond the still blooming meadow, towering like a white arrow over the small houses. It may seem that the tower is falling, but - no. It was originally built with a slope, which is explained either by the architect's idea, or by a mistake during construction — there is still no consensus. Everyone who has seen this tower live says that it makes a strange impression - like a stranger who accidentally got into our world... This tower is fraught with many surprises. Inside there are 9 floors, a staircase in the wall, and a weather vane on the roof, to which the grounding was connected, can be considered the world's first lightning conductor. It was installed on the tower 25 years before Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod was officially presented to the world. Perhaps even the residents of the city, who walk and drive past the tower every day, do not fully realize what a historical treasure they have at their side. Therefore, the Nevyanskaya Tower is a wonderful "character" for paintings. And I'm glad I was able to keep it on my canvas. AUTHOR'S REPEAT POSSIBLE