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Globe Water Tower Bierbeek

Globe Water Tower Bierbeek

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Globe Water Tower Bierbeek

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Location: Bierbeek, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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2. Church Road – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

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3. Church Road – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

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Els

February 6, 2021

The water tower at the almost highest point (103.6 m) of the municipality is a symbol of sustainability and ecological awareness. The municipality of Bierbeek included the tower in its logo.
Source: hiking guide Flanders Route GR 128

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Marc 🚶‍♂️

November 3, 2023

A beautiful decoration of an otherwise not so beautiful utility building. Imaginative.

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October 7, 2025

This year, the globe celebrates its 35th anniversary. The spherical vessel was painted like a globe by architect Ortwin Deroo in 1993. It was renovated in 2017. The water tower itself was built in 1969 by the Ateliers de Construction de Jambes. The steel water tower with its spherical crown is 29 meters tall. The tower has a capacity of 500m³ of water and provides drinking water to approximately 5,000 households in Bierbeek, Lovenjoel, Kessel-Lo, Lubbeek, Blanden, and Haasrode, as well as the Pellenberg hospital.

Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Bierbeek Water Tower, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/307079

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Elevation 100 m

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Location: Bierbeek, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Globe Water Tower Bierbeek

1. Kwabeek Castle – Kwabeek Castle and Park loop from Vertrijk

2. Church Road – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

3. Church Road – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

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