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Wrocław Water Tower

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287: 303: 278: 201:(formerly known as the Pass Bridge). Built 1904-1905 beside Wiśniowa Avenue and Sudecka Street junction, the tower supplied water to the residents of the southern districts of Wrocław for many years. The tower is 63 meters high. It was equipped with an electric lift from the very beginning. From June 1906 the lift allowed people to reach an observation deck situated at a height of 42 meters (the ticket cost 10 pfennig), from which one could admire the vista of Wrocław, its surroundings and 47: 320: 286: 193:, a reputed local architect. Famed at the beginning of the 20th century, Klimm also designed the building of the High School of Construction Engineering and Machinery (the today’s Faculty of Architecture of the 255:. However, the war and the following years saw the tower suffer greatly from neglect. Until the mid eighties the tower served as a reservoir, equalizing water pressure for the southern districts. 239:
This giant brick construction was modelled on medieval castles. The tower was placed on solid foundations, which housed flats for company employees operating the water supply system.
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in 1945 the tower served as a command point. The surrounding area was heavily bombed and damaged in combat, yet the tower remained almost intact during
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In 1995 the tower was purchased from the city by the Stephan Elektronik Investment Company and turned into a
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flowed crystal clear water that had its source in the tower’s vault. The fountain once depicted a
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Two sculptors, Taschner and Bednorz, decorated the lower part of the building with
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Water Tower Wrocław ( history, principles of operation )
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Wrocław water tower

Water tower
Wrocław
Poland
Coordinates
51°5′6.8″N 17°1′3.2″E / 51.085222°N 17.017556°E / 51.085222; 17.017556
Polish
water tower
Borek
Wrocław
Poland
water tower
Karl Klimm
Wrocław University of Technology
Zwierzyniecki Bridge
Mount Ślęża
Sudety Mountains
bas-reliefs
sandstone
bestiaries
façade
nymph
Triton
Battle of Festung Breslau
World War II
restaurant

Minieuroland in Kłodzko, water tower in Wrocław
Kłodzko

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