The Singing Water Tower is a historical building in the Pushkin city of St. Petersburg (formerly Tsarskoye Selo).
Often the building is called simply "The Singing Tower".
Today, the tower building has been restored and has seven floors, whichinclude: restaurants, a karaoke bar, a 5-star hotel Singing Tower, a souvenir shop, a banquet hall and an outdoor observation deck located on the roof of the tower.
The water tower was built in 1887 according to the project of the academician of architecture Alexander Fomich Vidov, when the construction of a water pipeline in Tsarskoye Selo was started.
Then two water towers were built, one of which was named "Singing", because it was located behind the Singing wing of the Tsarskoye Selo palace administration, and the second - "Orlovskaya", because it was located at the Oryol Gate.
The tanks of the towers had a volume of 10,000 buckets each. The water was supplied by steam pumps from the Taitsky Canal. There was also a power plant in the Singing Tower.
In the 1890s, extensions were built to the Singing Tower, which housed machines, boilers, workshops and a coal warehouse. As a water tower, the tower was used until the 1950s, and later an electric grid office and restoration workshops were located within its walls. Then the building was empty until restoration work began in 2009 to accommodate the Gutsait Group holding complex in the tower, which combined two formats: gastronomic and cultural.
Today, the tower looks as it was conceived by the architect Alexander Vidov, and is also a monument of history and culture.
The height of the tower is 30 meters. The tower has seven floors and extensions at the level of 1 and 2 floors. It is made in the eclectic style, with the presence of elements of brick style and Gothic. The facades of the tower combine finishing with red brick and white plaster, and also have some architectural decorations.
In the walls of the Singing Tower
The interior of the tower is adapted for modern use.
The tower has a glass elevator that takes guests up the floors of the tower.
Part of the preserved historical water structures can be seen in the foyer of the tower through the glass floor.
On the first floor of the tower there are:
- hall;
- the Sochi restaurant, which is also used for various events and celebrations;
- souvenir and gift shop. Every Saturday and Sunday from 14 to 16, an old grand piano sounds in the store.
On the second floor of the Singing Tower there are: restaurants "India" and "Odessa", a Children's restaurant with a game room and a karaoke bar.
On the third floor there is a hall "China" with a summer terrace.
On the 4th, 5th and 6th floors of the tower there is a 5-star hotel Singing Tower with room service, free Wi-Fi and parking.
The ceilings are five meters high. In the interior: parquet and antique furniture, natural materials and textiles.
The roomsare equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a coffee/tea maker, a refrigerator, heating, a hairdryer, a safe, a dining area and a wardrobe.
Breakfast is included in the room rate. Link to the hotel
On the seventh floor of the Singing Tower there is a Vodka bar with access to the observation deck on the roof of the tower.
Access to the observation deck is possible through the Vodka bar.
A visit to the observation deck for visitors of the Vodka bar is free of charge. Guests of the Singing Tower Hotel can also use the observation deck for free.
For everyone else (if you just came to go to the observation deck and admire the views of Pushkin from a height) - access to the site is paid. Cost: in the period from 16.04 to 31.10 - 200 rubles; in the period from 1.11 to 15.04-100 rubles; children 0-6-free of charge; children from 7-15 and pensioners-50% discount. Children under 15 years of age-visit only accompanied by an adult.
The observation deck is located at an altitude of 30 meters (this is the highest observation point in Pushkin), has two levels on which there are tables for visitors to the Vodka bar. You can come during the opening hours of the bar, buy coffee or tea (or something else at will) and go to the observation deck, without paying separately for the exit.
The observation deck gives 360-degree panoramic views of the city of Pushkin.
Roofs of city buildings are visible, Catherine Palace with adjacent the park of the same name, partially Alexander Park, former Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum with museum, cathedral of St. Catherine the Great Martyr, former duty stable with the exhibition "Court carriage", etc.
Practical information
The Singing Tower is located in the historical center of the Pushkin city of St. Petersburg, near the Catherine and Alexander Parks, at the address: Lyceum Lane, 7.
Coordinates of the Singing Tower: 59°43 '04.0" N 30°23'57.0" E (59.717778, 30.399167).
Establishments (restaurants, bars and shops) in the tower, as well as the conditions and cost of visiting the observation deck may change, we recommend that you check the information on the official website of the tower: bashnya-pushkin.
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