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Shamil's Tower in Lgov

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Shamil's Tower is a decorative three-tiered structure located in the city of Lgov, Kursk region, at 108 Krasnaya Street. It was built by Prince Vladimir Ivanovich Baryatinsky in 1870-1871 and has become a kind of "business card" for Lgov. The tower is recognized as a local architectural monument.

After retiring, Prince Viktor Ivanovich Baryatinsky, along with his wife Maria Apollinarievna Butenova, moved to his estate in Nizhnie Derevenki, where he focused on its improvement. He built a new large house with an original heating system, outbuildings, and surrounded the estate with a lace brick wall. A park was also laid out, where oaks and larches still grow today. In the northeastern corner of the estate, his brother Vladimir Baryatinsky constructed a three-tiered tower in 1870-1871. According to local legend, Imam Shamil, captured in 1859 by the third brother Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky, stayed for several days at Prince Baryatinsky's estate on his way to Mecca and performed prayers in this tower, which gave it the name "Shamil's Tower."

The tower is a decorative three-tiered gazebo in the pseudo-Gothic style. It previously had a spiral staircase leading to the observation deck and connecting its tiers, which has not survived.

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Башня Шамиля в Льгове

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