The landmark, which stands on the road island of Viersener Straße, Lindenstraße and Am Neuen Wasserturm, is located on a natural high plateau northeast of the old city center of Mönchengladbach in a largely historicist development.
The round, tapered tower consists of base base, shaft and head piece and has a total height of 51.35 m. It dates from the year 1908/09 and is a work of the former city councilor Otto Greiss. Inside, the tower retains two staircases and two water tanks of 2300 m3 (below) and 800 m3 (top) of contents.
On the north side of the tower are attached extensions, which originate from the construction period. These are the staircase tower, pump house and guard apartment, which also fall under the monument.
The eye-catching beautiful water tower is one of the outstanding technical structures of its time of origin. He "shows in a very unique way on the side facing the old Romanesque cathedral a relief with the patron saint of the city and the cathedral (St. Vitus) and sets the old and the new architectural landmark of the city in a special (visual) relationship to each other.