Grand Central Water Tower Midrand

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Grand Central Water Tower
Grand Central Water Tower
Grand Central Water Tower, Midrand, Gauteng
Data
Year of construction / construction time: 1997
Architect: GAPP Architects
Tower height: 40 m
Container type: inverted conical container made of concrete
Container volume: 6,500 m³
Operating condition: in operation, as of December 2014
Original use: Water supply

The Grand Central Water Tower Midrand near Johannesburg in South Africa is an outstanding feature among the water towers , both in terms of its construction as a concrete tank in the form of an upturned cone and the tank volume of 6,500 m³ . It was built in 1997 and is located near Midrand Airport in South Africa.

literature

  • Christina Muwanga: South Africa: a guide to recent architecture. Ellipsis, London 1998, ISBN 1899858563 , pp. 216-217.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Entry at Structurae , accessed on December 7, 2014

Coordinates: 25 ° 59 ′ 37.4 ″  S , 28 ° 8 ′ 19.5 ″  E