Tsar Cannon
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Tsar Cannon in Donetsk is a copy of Guns of the XVI century king, established in Moscow.
Made of cast iron gun specifically for the capital of Donbass commissioned by the Moscow government. Weight Tsar Cannon 42 tons, and weighs 1.2 tons nucleus. Given its weight had to think seriously about the pedestal, so was custom-built, factory "Ofmal" in Shahtarsk, 30-centimeter-high platform, seven by seven meters.





