The Flooded Belfry

The Flooded Belfry

The Kalyazin Bell Tower is a Neoclassical campanile rising to a height of 74.5 metres (244 ft) over the waters of the Uglich Reservoir on the Volga River opposite the old town of Kalyazin. It was cast in 1895 to commemorate the coronation of tzar Nicholas II.

The Kalyazin Bell Tower is a Neoclassical campanile rising to a height of 74.

5 metres (244 ft) over the waters of the Uglich Reservoir on the Volga River opposite the old town of Kalyazin.

It was cast in 1895 to commemorate the coronation of tzar Nicholas II.


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