maandag 13 februari 2017

Water tower

This water tower in Rotterdam  is the oldest existing water tower in the Netherlands. It has a height of 48 meters and seven reservoirs. The tower had a reservoir with capacity of more than one million liters and was one of the major water towers in our country.

The tower is designed in a mix of neo-Romanesque, neo-Renaissance and Oriental-style shapes.
Under the water were the homes of the personnel of the water company that worked on the property.


When in 1978 the water company moved to another location the homes and workplaces were replaced by a cooperative wood, metal workshop, photo studio and recording studio.
In 1986 Public Works of Rotterdam renovated the tower and the water vessel has been replaced by offices. The water tower is now a bar and resataurant where we had a nice birthday party yesterday of a relative.


16 opmerkingen:

  1. That is a magnificent water tower...very ornate and detailed.

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  2. I adore this building and your wonderful showing!

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  3. Een prachtig gebouw, erg mooi gerestaureerd. Van binnen ook mooi?

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  4. Love the first shot there Marianne, the old water tower is faaaaabulous! Love that it's been transformed into a restaurant, how was it inside?

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  5. een heel fraaie bouwstijl..

    en daar zou ik ook wel eens willen gaan uitgaan

    mooie foto's Marianne

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  6. Now that's a fancy water tower . we just have very ugly steel Towers that are painted gross colors..

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  7. The water tower is very impressive. Glad it is still being used as a restaurant and bar.

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  8. Dearest Marianne,
    So wonderful that it now is a restaurant!
    Such a lovely architecture...
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  9. It is a very impressive building. I'm so glad it was renovated.

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  10. Wat een mooie watertoren Bij Wijchen is er ook een maar die ziet er heel anders uit Meer als een trechter

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  11. A very unusual water tower. nice that it has been saved.

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  12. And the white vertical structures on the top cylinder look like mobile phone antennas. Maybe they are.

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