The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral is the main sight of the town of Kalyazin. Today's high five-tiered bell tower, which is one of the main symbols of the city, marks the spot where once was the river on which stood the trade area in different directions of the road, and opposite stood the old Trinity monastery with a bell tower, similar to St. Nicholas.

St. Nicholas belltower in kaliazin gained its fame after the tragic events of flooding greater part of the old town with a historic monastery, retail space, streets and settlements Uglich sea.

Nicholas or St. Nicholas Cathedral was built in 1694 g. and was typical for the Volga region 17 in. temple building, which many are preserved in Yaroslavl region and in adjacent areas. Near St. Nicholas Cathedral was located "winter" Church in honor of St. John the Baptist, built in 1792. Five-tiered bell tower in the classical style it was attached to 1794-1800 yy. and had a height of 74, 5 m. Its construction led the peasants belonging to Colonel Vasily Fyodorovich Ushakov, the owner of the village of Nikita, who promised to build a bell tower in accordance with the plan and the facade, and, if the operation is unsuccessful, it is possible to alter her own account. But the Church was built according to conscience, and so accurately that it has managed to withstand the onslaught of water. The belfry was located 12 bells, the largest of which weighed 1038 pounds, he was cast in honor of his accession to the throne of Tsar Nicholas II in 1895. on the monastery's money. Today the bell tower remained only a few small bells.

The city's Central Cathedral was erected on the river Abna on the former site of St. Nicholas monastery, which by the 17th century had already ceased to exist. The ancient monastery was established in the village of Nikola-on-Jane, the first records of it date back to the 11th-12th centuries, the Cathedral, which was built on the site of an old monastery and took his name, was awarded the status of Central city Church after Kalyazin became a County town, and its streets were redesigned in accordance with the new "regular" plan at the end of the 18th century

From time to time disputes arise concerning how to properly be called a Cathedral. In the documents of the 19th-century Cathedral known as St. Nicholas (and not St. Nicholas – this is usually called temples in honor of St. Nicholas). In the Church papers that dealt with the repair and rebuilding of the temple, the Cathedral is also called Nicholas. Therefore the name "Nicholas" is the correct original name of the main Cathedral of Kalyazin.

In the 1930s. during the construction of a giant dam in the town of Uglich and the creation of the Uglich reservoir the old part of the city, situated on the banks of the Volga, was in the flood zone and went under water. Most of the buildings in flooded areas had to destroy. Houses, temples and the entire Holy Trinity monastery were blown up. But those who were responsible for the demolition of houses, the bell tower of St. Nicholas's blow did not, and the water began to rise. When the surface waters of the Uglich reservoir covered the city, the bell tower and left to rise above it. It was decided not to touch, leaving as a navigation mark. In the lower arch of Kalyazin bell tower used to be easy to boat. But to the walls of the building of the bell tower was not destroyed, was performed on the embankment around the building – was created by a small artificial island with wooden boats. Previously, it was possible to climb the bell tower to the second tier, but now in order to prevent accidents, the door there is locked tight. The bell tower rises above the water nearly seventy metres. May 22, 2007. here celebrated the divine Liturgy. Today Kalyazin bell tower carry excursions, planted on the island tourists.

The bell tower of the Cathedral is majestic and somewhat sad character of Kalyazin.