Mikulinskaya tower ( Nikolskaya, Nikulinskaya ) is one of the towers of the Smolensk fortress wall that has not been preserved to this day.
| Mikulinsky tower | |
|---|---|
 Mikulinsky tower - No. 35 on the diagram. | |
| Location | Smolensk |
| Kremlin | Smolensk fortress wall |
| Year of construction | 1595 - 1602 years |
| Tower base shape | round |
| Other names | Nikulinskaya, Nikolskaya |
Location and appearance
Mikulinskaya Tower was located north of the current Bakunin Street , in the area of house number 2, approximately opposite house number 5 on Bolshaya Krasnoflotskaya Street , which is located below, in a ravine, between the Theological and Pyatnitskaya towers . It was a round deaf tower. During its construction, an underground gallery was built under it.
History
The tower got its name from the street of Student and Thieves Church of St. Nicholas Letely, located at the intersection of the current streets.
It was damaged and partially destroyed during the siege of Smolensk by Polish troops in 1609 - 1611 . In 1611, the Poles restored the tower.
On the night of November 4-5 (New Style, November 17 ), 1812, the troops of Emperor Napoleon I leaving Smolensk blew up the Mikulinsky Tower. In the 1820s, part of the towers of the tower was dismantled, as a result of which the so-called Kazan breach was formed on the site of the Mikulinsky, Theological and anonymous quadrangular towers (named after Kazan Hill, now Bakunin Street). Finally, the wall adjacent to the breach was demolished in the 20th century.
Literature
- “On the Old Fortress”, Kurzov G. L., 2003