Slobodskoy, one of the most picturesque and historically rich cities of the Vyatka region, where many architectural monuments of the past have been preserved. The city is characterized by diversity: church buildings coexist with typical provincial architecture, and pre-revolutionary style is complemented by socialist architecture from the stagnation era. In the former Cathedral Square, now Revolution Square, a tall bell tower, the Annunciation Church, merchant houses, the building of the former trading yard converted into the Cosmos cinema, and a monument to V. I. Lenin peacefully coexist. Once, the Spaso-Transfiguration Cathedral stood here, but now only its bell tower remains, which has become the city's calling card. The height of the bell tower reaches 67 meters, and it was built in 1823 in honor of the tenth anniversary of the victory of the Russian army over Napoleon's forces. The project was created by the famous Vyatka provincial architect Ivan Denisovich Dyussar de Nevil. The bell tower reminds us of what the bell tower of the Trinity Cathedral in Vyatka looked like. The building was constructed from stone by the craftsmen of Fyodor Tyurin's artel, and in 1851, Vasily Rysev installed the tower clock with chimes, which still tick and ring over the square. However, the question of whether the Russian emperor passed through here remains open.

According to legend, the arch in the bell tower was specially arranged for the ceremonial passage of Alexander I on horseback. Although he did visit Slobodskoy in 1824, there is no historical evidence of his passage under the arch. Perhaps the future emperor Alexander II passed under the arch, who visited the city on May 20, 1837, considering it quite good, and the roads in the area, the best of all. The main virtue of the bell tower is its chimes. Here, bells made by the master Avksenty from the Bakulev dynasty have been preserved. The main bell of the belfry bears the inscription: "In 1754, this bell was cast in the city of Slobodskoy for the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from a previously existing state bell, which weighed 48 poods, with an addition to the bell of 116 poods, resulting in a total weight of 164 poods. This bell was cast by master Avksenty Bakulev." The clock ticks, the bells ring, and life continues here.

For a long time, the building housed a local history museum, but in 2016-2017, it was transferred to the church. On February 19, 2017, the first Divine Liturgy in several decades was held in the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, led by Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodskoy.