Functional model of the Paderborn waterworks

The functional model illustrates how the city's water supply worked in the 16th century.

At that time, water art was used to describe technical systems that could artificially distribute water. The Pader water was pumped through pipelines from the Pader source area into water storage basins in the city - so-called "Kümpe". In the 16th century Paderborn had its first public water supply, which lasted until the 10th century. In addition to the Liboriuskump am Kamp, there are still two old Kümpe in front of the town hall and the Franciscan monastery.
Source: teutonavigator.com/de/punkt/industriedenkmal/funktionsmodell-der-wasserkunst/30916879

It is called a functional model of water art and it illustrates the city's earlier water supply, which was built in the 16th century.

A truly impressive testimony to the use of hydropower.