Metropolitan Tower

The Metropolitan Tower is a cylindrical tower of the Novgorod Detinets, a monument of military-defensive architecture of the XV century. The tower is round in plan, deaf (not a pass), a diameter of 13.6 m, the thickness of the walls is 3.1 m, the height of the walls is 16.3 m, the ground foundations are laid to a depth of 3.5 m. It was built in 1484-1499, probably on an old basis. The tower is crowned by a ten-meter tent, restored according to the descriptions of the XVII century. The walls of the tower facing the moat are cut through by three tiers of vaulted loopholes of the XV century. The tiers of the tower are separated by wooden platforms connected by a system of stairs.