The water tower on Borodin Street is one of the oldest hydraulic structures in Izhevsk . It is a monument of industrial architecture and an object of cultural heritage of the Udmurt Republic [1] [2] .
| Sight | |
| Water tower | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| City | Izhevsk , Borodina street , 4 [1] |
| Architectural style | Neo-gothic |
| Construction | 1915 [2] |
| Status |  An object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of regional significance. Reg. No. 181510297070005 ( EGROKN ). (Wikigid database) |
The tower is located on the site near the central square of Izhevsk between the museum. M.T. Kalashnikov and the Park Inn hotel .
History
The tower on Borodin Street was built in 1915 while trying to create the Izhevsk water supply. For 40 years, the tower, by permission of the authorities, has been used for training climbers . In 2008, the tower was recognized as an emergency, and training was stopped. In 2011, the tower was transferred to the balance of the search and rescue service of Izhevsk [1] . In 2014, the Water Museum was organized in the tower [3] . In 2017, the tower was transferred to the Office of Youth Affairs of the Izhevsk administration [4] .
The older water tower was located on the territory of the arms factory near the main building (now the territory of the Izhstal plant) [5] .
Gallery
Tower plate
Bottom view
Bottom view
View of the tower from the street. Borodin
Tower Climbing Competitions
The old water tower in Izhstal (in the center)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Water tower, 1915 . Information and analytical department of the Administration of the city of Izhevsk. Circulation date May 28, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Tuganaev, 2008 , p. 342.
- ↑ Gregory Glukhov. The Water Museum opened in a centenary water tower in the central square of Izhevsk . susanin.news . IA "Susanin" (November 5, 2014). Circulation date May 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Water Tower of 1915" Izhevsk . IZ-article.ru . Circulation date May 28, 2019.
- ↑ Elena Kardopoltseva. Borodina street: the first Izhevsk circus and a 100-year-old tower . Online edition of IZHLIFE . LLC Radio-Invest (January 14, 2015). Circulation date May 28, 2019.
Literature
- Udmurt Republic: Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. V.V. Tuganaev . - 2nd ed., Rev. and additional .. - Izhevsk: Udmurtia , 2008 .-- 767 p. - 2200 copies. - ISBN 978-5-7659-0486-2 .