14 Unique Water Towers From Around The World

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[i][b]1. House in the Clouds, UK[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]House in the Clouds[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, UK. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weatherboarded building more in keeping with Thorpeness's mock-Tudor and Jacobean style, except seeming to float above the trees.[/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b][size=4][font=Verdana, sans-serif]2. [/font][left][font=Verdana, sans-serif]Midrand Water Tower, South Africa[/font][/left][/size][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]At 6.5 megalitres it is the largest water tower in the southern hemisphere. Created of post-tensioned concrete, the cone on a 23 ft. (4 m.) diameter stem with a 33 ft. (10 m.) cube mass concrete base.[/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b][size=4][font=Verdana, sans-serif]3. [/font][left][font=Verdana, sans-serif]Old Water Tower in Landskrona, Sweden[/font][/left][/size][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Old Water Tower[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] lies at the highest point in the town and is a key local landmark. The attractive red brick building was designed by the architect Fredrik Sundbärg. It was completed in 1903.[/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b][size=4][font=Verdana, sans-serif]4. [/font][left][font=Verdana, sans-serif]Ciechanow Water Tower, Poland[/font][/left][/size][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Ciechanow Water Tower[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] in Poland is a hyperboloid structure, using hyperboloid geometry which maximizes structural strength with a minimum of material. The Ciechanow Water Tower was built in 1972 by Jerzy Michal Boguslawsk. There are plans to open a restaurant and observation platform at the top of the tower, but the object is currently out of use.[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b]5. Palić Water Tower, Serbia[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]This beautiful water tower is located in the town of Palic and close to the lake of the same name.[/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b]6. Huntington Beach Water Tower, USA[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]This Californian[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] water tower was built in the 19th century to provide water for steam engines. It operated all the way until 1974, and in the 80s it was converted to a home by removing the tank, converting it at ground level and then lifting it back up into place.[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b]7. Haukilahti Water Tower, Finland[/b][/i]

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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [i][b]Haukilahti water tower[/b][/i] is located in Haukilahti in southern Espoo, Finland. The water tower was built in 1968 and owned by the Espoo waterworks. The diameter of the tower is 45.3 m (149 ft) and its volume is 4000 m³ (5,230 yds[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]³[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]). The height of the tower is 45.3 m (149 ft) and from sea level 76.3 m (250 ft).[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=1]8. North Point Water Tower, USA[/size][/font][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]North Point Water Tower[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] is located in [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Milwaukee[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3], Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. This 175 ft (53m) Victorian Gothic Building, designed by Charles A. Gombert and made of cut Niagara limestone from Wauwatosa, houses a circular wrought iron standpipe 120 feet (37m) high and four feet in diameter.[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=1]9. Rostock Water Tower, Germany[/size][/font][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]Here stand since 1903 a water tower made of bricks in pattern style with seven stepped gables and blind windows, all rest on a base of granite. It is 60 meter (197 ft) high building, with a diameter of 18 meters (59 ft) in the base.[/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b]10. Compton Hill Water Tower, USA[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Compton Hill Water Tower[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] is located in [/size][/font][/color][b][i]St. Louis[/i][/b][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]. The 179-foot (55 m) tower was built to disguise a 6-foot (1.8 m) diameter, 130-foot (40 m) tall standpipe in its interior. Occasionally, the observation deck at the top of the water tower is opened to the public, allowing visitors to see 360-degree panoramic views of the city. The Compton Hill Water Tower was declared a city landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=1]11. Garching Water Tower, Germany[/size][/font][/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The water tower (located in Garching near Munich), with a quadratic base on 5,4 meter (18m), was built in reinforced concrete. [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]This building is 26 meters (85 ft) high. [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The architect is unknown, and the tower was designed in 1909 and was finished in December 1911.[/size][/font][/color]

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[i][b]12. Svaneke Water Tower, Danmark[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Svaneke Water Tower[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] in the small town of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm was designed by award-winning architect [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Jørn Utzon[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3] and completed in 1952. It was the first successful project of the architect who would later design the Sydney Opera House. The surprisingly shaped water tower was inspired by the old sea marks used for assisting the navigation of ships at sea. [/size][/font][/color]
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[i][b]13. Wrocław Water Tower, Poland[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]This historic Wrocław water tower is situated in Borek, the district of Krzyki that is the southern borough of [/size][/font][/color][b][i]Wrocław[/i][/b][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3], Poland. The water tower in Wrocław was designed by Karl Klimm, a reputed local architect.[/size][/font][/color]

[i][b]14. Kizuminami Water Tower, Japan[/b][/i]
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[color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]Built in 1999 at Kizu, south of [/size][/font][/color][i][b]Kyoto[/b][/i][color=#000000][font=Verdana, sans-serif][size=3], this 129-foot-high water tower (47 meters) holds enough water to supply 16,000 people. The cylindrical design draws its inspiration from bamboo, which is extremely common in the region[/size][/font][/color]