Wasserturm
Wasserturm stands in Neu-Ulm as a restored water tower with neobaroque and Jugendstil details. Its masonry base incorporates a former military powder magazine from the city fortifications. A steel tank built according to the Intze principle once held 350 cubic metres of drinking water. The tower began supplying Neu-Ulm in 1900.
Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau-AG constructed the structure in the late nineteenth century. Stronger pumps made it unnecessary for water pressure after 1964. Restoration between 2001 and 2003 repaired a landmark that had deteriorated over the decades. The Second World War damaged its dome and lantern, while an external staircase disappeared in 1953.
The tower itself is closed to visitors, but the former magazine contains exhibitions about Neu-Ulm’s fortifications. Its octagonal tank remains the clearest reminder of the engineering inside.
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