concept
Kalancha (Fire Watchtower)
watchtower
also: каланча, kalancha
The fire lookout tower standing over a Russian fire station, from which a sentry watched for smoke; its height and unobstructed sightline were a genuine civic concern in wooden provincial towns.
Reading notes
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Townsfolk (Господа обыватели) §13 the watchtower
The kalancha, a fire lookout tower standing over the station, from which a sentry watched for smoke; its height and visibility were a real civic preoccupation in wooden provincial towns.