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Old Water Tower Oostende

Old Water Tower Oostende

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Old Water Tower Oostende

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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Mercator Ship in Ostend – Artwork 'Dancing Waves' loop from Oostende

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2. Street Art - Miss Van – Mercator Ship in Ostend loop from Oostende

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3. Oostendse Krekenroute – Ostend Creeks loop from Vlaams Plein

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Viviane

September 19, 2023

The city's third water tower is located on Mercatorlaan in Ostend. The water tower was erected in 1900, on the same site as the second water tower, which had collapsed a year earlier. The imposing structure was 49.8m high and could hold a water capacity of 700m³. However, the quality of the water was below par. In 1905, a solution was found in collaboration with the Brussels Compagnie Intercommunale des Eaux, or C.I.E. for short, which would supply the city with drinking water from the Bocq-Hoyoux. However, it would not be until 1923 that the first 'Bocq water' flowed from the tap in Ostend. Due to the construction of a new water tower, the tower on Mercatorlaan became a monument in the early 1960s. The city council had plans to demolish the old water tower, but in 1977 the tower was protected as a monument.

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Elevation 50 m

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Tuesday 20 January

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96 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Old Water Tower Oostende

1. Mercator Ship in Ostend – Artwork 'Dancing Waves' loop from Oostende

2. Street Art - Miss Van – Mercator Ship in Ostend loop from Oostende

3. Oostendse Krekenroute – Ostend Creeks loop from Vlaams Plein

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