The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral - the main attraction of the city Kalyazin. Today, the high five-tiered bell tower, which is one of the main symbols of the city, marks the spot where was once a river, which was trading area, from which the different sides disagreed road, and opposite stood the ancient Trinity Monastery with a bell tower, similar to St. Nicholas .

Nicholas belltower in Kalyazin gained its fame after the sad events of flooding most of the old town with an ancient monastery, shopping areas, streets and large villages Uglich sea.

Nicholas and Nicholas Cathedral was erected in 1694 Mr. .  and it is typical for the Volga 17 .  church building, a lot of what remained of the Yaroslavl region and surrounding areas .  Next to the Cathedral of St. Nicholas was located, "winter" church in honor of St. John the Baptist, built in 1792 .  Five-tiered bell tower in the classical style was added to it in the 1794-1800 biennium .  74 and had a height of 5 m .  Its construction led the peasants belonging to Colonel Vasiliy Fedorovich Ushakov, owner Nikitskoe village who promised to build a bell tower in accordance with the plan and facade, and if the job is unsuccessful, then remake it at their own expense .  But the church was built on the conscience, and so high quality that it was able to withstand the onslaught of water .  On ringing tier has 12 bells, the largest weighing 1038 pounds, he was cast in honor of the accession to the throne of Tsar Nicholas II in 1895 .  at the monastery money .  Today the bell tower remained only a few small bells .

The complex urban center of the cathedral was built on the river Żabno on the former site of St. Nicholas Monastery, which by the 17th century. I have ceased to exist. The old monastery was founded in the village of Nikola-on-Zabno, the first information about it are 11-12 centuries. The cathedral, which was built on the site of the old convent and take his name, received the status of the central city of the temple after Kalyazin became a district town and its streets were redesigned according to the new "regular" up in the late 18th century.

From time to time there are disputes related to how well you need to call the Cathedral. In the documents of the 19th century. Cathedral referred to as Nicholas (not St. Nicholas - so usually called temples in honor of St. Nicholas). The church papers that dealt with repairs and reconstructions of the temple, the cathedral is also called Nikolaev. Hence the name "Nicholas" is the proper name of the original main cathedral Kalyazin.

In the 1930s, .  in the construction of a giant dam in the town of Uglich and Uglich reservoir creation oldest part of the city, located on the banks of the Volga, it was in a flood zone and went under the water .  Most of the buildings in the flooded areas have been destroyed .  Houses, churches and the whole complex of Trinity monastery were bombed .  But the mistake of those who were responsible for the demolition of houses, the bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral did not have time to blow, and the water has started to rise .  When the surface of the waters Uglich Reservoir has covered the town, the bell tower remained above the rise .  It was decided not to touch it, leaving as a navigation mark .  In the lower arch Kalyazin bell tower used to be easy to sail on a boat .  But, to the wall of the building collapsed bell towers not been fulfilled diking around the building - was created by a small artificial island with a wooden pier for boats .  Previously, it was possible to climb the tower to the second tier, but now, in order to prevent accidents, the door firmly shut to .  The bell tower rises above the water almost seventy meters .  May 22, 2007 .  here Divine Liturgy .  Today Kalyazin bell tower to carry excursions, land on the island of tourists . 

The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral - a majestic and somewhat sad symbol of Kalyazin.