Wasserturm Blumenthal
Wasserturm Blumenthal rises fifty metres above Bremen-Blumenthal as a striking example of North German brick expressionism. Michael Fischer designed the tower, built between 1927 and 1928.
A two-storey base, six intermediate floors and a tent-like roof shape the massive structure. Thirty metres above ground, an eight-metre-high tank once held 300,000 litres of drinking water. Gothic entrance doors carry three sandstone reliefs showing Neptune, Blumenthal’s cog and an owl symbolising science and technology. Two single-storey wings with hipped roofs extend from the ground floor, while a small clinker entrance building stands beside them.
The reservoir stopped supplying drinking water in the early 1990s, after decades of changing use. Since 1966, the ground-floor wings have housed the Wasserturm daycare centre. A particularly vivid detail awaits above the doors: the owl links this industrial landmark with science and technology.
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