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New Water Tower Dessau

New Water Tower Dessau

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New Water Tower Dessau

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Location: Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Guido Grünewald

December 22, 2019

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Built in 1897 by city architect / architect Paul Engel
Architectural style: eclecticism (mixture of several styles on one building)
Water tank capacity 1100 m3
more: ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE NEW WATER TOWER E.V.

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The water tower is 63.50 m high. The raised tank of the new water tower had a capacity of 1100 m³. The base diameter is 17.00 m inside and 22.00 …

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After new drillings were carried out to provide better water, the Dessau city architect and architect Paul Engel began building a second water tower in 1896, the New Water Tower on Lutherplatz, which was completed in 1897. The water tower, built in the eclectic style, is still a widely visible landmark of the city today and is located in the southwestern extension of the city.[2] In 1919, a pilot overlooked the weather vane, hit it with his biplane and crashed into Friesenstraße.[1]

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Location: Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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