The water tower of the factory “Red Nailer”

Located in St. Petersburg, the 25th line of Vasilyevsky Island, 4.

The tower is located on the territory of the factory “Red Nailer”, which was initially built by foreign merchant F. A. Chopin as an iron foundry. The construction, which Yakov Chernikhov erected in accordance with the laws of Constructivism, consists of two connecting forms: a column in the form of a prism and a cylindrical tank at the top. The water tank is supported by thin support legs that balance the composition. At the moment, the tower is not used for its intended purpose and is destroyed, so the city authorities are considering the possibility of creating a museum of modern art inside the building.