Tula

October 25, 2020

The monument to Demidov and the Church of the Nativity (Nicholas-Zaretsky Church), Tula.
In 1996 a monument was erected outside Nicholas-Zaretsky Church dedicated to Nikita Demidov, whose son had the church built. Nikita Demidov was the founder of the famous arms manufacturing dynasty and the statue depicts him bear-chested with swords and a canon. The church contains the family vault of the Demidov family of industrialists.

Distance: 2,231 km
Travel time: 40 days

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