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Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg

1877 establishments in GermanyBuildings and structures in PankowTowers completed in 1877Water towers in Germany
Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg Berlin 07 2015
Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg Berlin 07 2015

The Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg is Berlin's oldest water tower, completed in 1877 and in use until 1952. The structure was designed by Henry Gill and built by the English Waterworks Company. It is situated between Knaackstraße and Belforter Straße in Kollwitzkiez, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin (part of Pankow district) and worked on the principle of using piped water to supply the rapidly growing population of workers.

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Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg
Knaackstraße, Berlin Prenzlauer Berg

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Knaackstraße
10405 Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
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