In the village of Polybino, Lipetsk region, this structure immediately catches your eye: firstly, an unusual, almost 40-meter tower in a small settlement is a rarity in itself, and secondly, its hyperboloid form is also noteworthy.

Shukhov Tower, named after its architect and engineer B . Г . Shukhova, was built in the late 19th century specifically for the All-Russian industrial and art exhibition . In 1896 it was held in Nizhny Novgorod and it was there that this first hyperboloid design, patented by Shukhov . was presented. After the end of the exhibition, the tower was bought by Yu . . Nechaev-Maltsev , the patron of art, the creator of the Museum of Fine Arts (now the Museum of Fine Arts . . . Pushkin) . The tower was transported to Polybino, where it was installed in the territory of the Nechaevs' manor under the guidance of Shukhov himself .

@ The tank of the water tower, resting on the openwork metal construction, can contain not less than 9.5 thousand buckets of water. In the central part of the tank there is a ladder leading up to the observation deck, and a small observation deck is located even further.

Address: Dankovsky district, Lipetsk region, Polibino village (45 km from Dankov)