Water Tower of the Former Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik (Eilenburg)

Water Tower of the Former Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik (Eilenburg)

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Water Tower of the Former Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik (Eilenburg)

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Location: Eilenburg, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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January 19, 2025

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The water tower of the former German Celluloid Factory (DCF) in Eilenburg is a 60.5 meter high water tower built in 1916 to provide process water for the former chemical plant. It is a building that shapes the cityscape and is a cultural monument registered in the state monument list as an outstanding example of industrial architecture in Eilenburg.
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Deutsche_Celluloid-Fabrik)

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January 19, 2025

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The water tower was built in 1915-1916 by the construction company Dykerhoff & Widmann AG (Dresden branch) as a service water storage facility and to stabilize the water pressure of the then Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik, later Eilenburger Chemiewerk (ECW). The tower had three water tanks with a capacity of 1 × 1500 m³ and 2 × 500 m³. The tower was completed in 1916, and later rectification systems were installed in the tower shaft, which extracted the water from the technical alcohol used in drying processes. The water tower was first renovated in 1950.

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The building dominates the skyline of the city of Eilenburg with its height of 60.5 meters. The water tower was built using the Intze construction method. Ten reinforced concrete columns …

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