The Rybinsk Fire Tower was built in 1912 and has been preserved in its original form to this day. Its height is 48 meters. The Rybinsk fire tower is one of the tallest towers of this type, preserved since the time of tsarist Russia. Now such towers are not being built, since no one is watching the appearance of fires from a height.
In the 19th century, Rybinsk began to develop actively, and the first fire tower was built near the Red Square of Rybinsk in 1827. Even earlier, in 1804, the 93-meter bell tower of the Transfiguration Cathedral was erected, which at that time was the second tallest in Russia after the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. However, it was not used for fire-watching purposes.
The second fire tower in Rybinsk was built on a different site, as the Old Town of Rybinsk expanded. The second tower was erected in 1843 near the bank of the Cheremukha River on Herzen Street. In 1911, a fire broke out on the tower. The city authorities of Rybinsk decided to restore it and announced a competition. The project of a fire tower in the Art Nouveau style won in the competition. This tower has survived to this day.
