In the heart of the city of Kostroma on Susanin square towers in its grandeur Fire Tower.
Kostroma began to take on contemporary architecture from the beginning of the second half of the 1780's.The building, located in the central square of the city, complement each other and the architectural styles of their neighbors, but at the same time they are beautiful, unique and separate from each other.These include a wonderful brainchild PI Fursova - Fire Tower.
Kostroma.The transition from a wooden watchtower for a decent
As of 1904 Kostroma 84% consisted of wooden houses.Therefore, the fire service has never sat idle.The most memorable Kostroma fire is the one that broke out in May 1773.He destroyed almost the entire city.To combat the destructive element in the city were built wooden watchtower.However, they often find themselves burned.
assess the situation, the Governor KI Baumgarten issued an order:
in accordance with regulations, the provincial architect Pyotr Fursov made the drawings of the future Tower.
Project approved!Kalancha be!
drawings and estimates compiled by Peter Ivanovich, was approved in April 1824 in St. Petersburg.
Kalancha built within two years - from 1824 to 1825-th.Contractor responsible for the construction of the future main attractions of Kostroma, became Stepanov.
Finishing works have been produced during the years 1825-1827 according to the sketches composed by PI Fursov.This involved a team of plasterers, managed AP dark and modelers from Yaroslavl under the SS and SF Povyrzneva Babakina.
Over the long history of its existence, Fire Tower (Kostroma) has undergone a number of changes.Transformation original appearance began in the second half of the 19th century.The first thing that was changed - functionality.In 1860 Fire Tower was not just observation tower - it has settled a fire station.Effective placement of the fire helped large side wings.They are located on the front of the square and the streets of the envelopes watchtower.
cut in the 1880s, "Lantern" in the guard tower not caught on - in 1956 after the restoration of the upper part of the next-tower gained its original appearance.This is due to the architect G. Zossimov.
object of admiration - Fire tower in Kostroma
The story goes that in 1834 a visit to Kostroma breezing Emperor of Russia Nicholas I. He admired the exterior and interior decoration Tower.
Fire tower in Kostroma (pictured above) is the proud title given to her by the Emperor: "The Best Fire Tower Russian province."It is a source of pride of the city.
untrained and ignorant tourist say: "What is interesting and beautiful can be stored in such a banal object, like a fire-tower?ยป
Kostroma is one of the few tourist sites, where-tower became property of the city.It is beautiful at any time of day: day and night.
Outwardly, it looks like a fairy-tale palace.And if you do not know in advance what is this building, you would think that watchtower - a bell tower of the church.
Architectural solutions
Fire Tower refers to the style of late classicism.Its height - 35 meters.The two-storey building beautifully housed everything you need for a perfect functioning of the fire brigade.The building neighbors living areas with stables and barn barrel with water.
Kalancha looks like the ancient temple: a cubic volume and six-columned portico.Behind the facade of columns is decorated with round windows.Glancing above, you can see a nice double eagle: it is located in the center of the triangular pediment.
Octagonal sentinel post a smooth transition to the viewing platform (Bypass balcony with a flashlight).This is facilitated by the presence of attic floor, located above the cornice.
beautiful architectural style and an ideal location in the city center on the main square stipulated that beanpole has become a major symbol of Kostroma.Now it is considered to be the highest point in the city center.
Purpose fire tower
main purpose of the building is modern decoration Susanin square.But it was built, not just to please people, but mainly to ensure public safety during a fire to start.Safety - is the main goal, according to which used Tower.
It is extremely versatile: it housed the stables, storage facilities for water, garages for official vehicles, sheds, offices and residences.
In the early 90s of the 19th century, there was held a departmental exhibition.It was devoted to the history of Russian firefighting craft.Since 2005 the interior of the building was available for viewing every resident and guest of the Russian city of Kostroma, entitled: Fire Tower - museum for the past ten years.It is a statement of the Kostroma Museum.
