Peter the Great and Nikita Demidov Monument

Small monument marking the alliance between imperial power and Ural iron industry.

This small monument near the tower shows Peter the Great with Nikita Demidov, the industrialist whose family turned Nevyansk into one of the early centres of Ural metalworking. It is not a major sight by itself, but it neatly explains the town's origin story.

See it while moving between the tower, cathedral, and museum. In a few minutes it adds useful political context to the brick and iron around you.

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