The tower (watchtower) of the fire station is an architectural monument of the early 20th century.

The brick fire tower (watchtower) is a four-sided six-story building with cut edges and eclectic elements. There is a spiral staircase with 120 steps in the middle of the tower, which starts on the second tier of the building. At the very top is a circular observation deck under a hipped roof, surrounded by an openwork wrought-iron fence.

A wooden prototype of the tower appeared in Hrodna in 1870. However, the fires of 1885 and 1889 showed that this tower did not provide a complete view of the city. The 32-meter watchtower was built only in 1902 on the site of the royal stables, a sentry watched the situation in the city from this watchtower around the clock.

During the Second World War, the buildings in the fire yard were badly damaged. Therefore, part of the building of the fire station was destroyed in the post-war period, and a street passed through the territory of the fire yard. In the 1980s, restoration work was carried out on the tower. As a result, forged metal elements and a weather vane appeared in the decor. There is a depot next to the tower. The tower and the depot are connected by a one-story building, which currently houses a fresco depicting lifeguards dressed in uniforms of different centuries. In October 2008, the Fire Service History Museum was founded.

 

Publication date: 19.08.2020.

---

For convenient navigation through the landmarks, use the FREE mobile program