Neu-Ulm water tower
| Water tower Neu-Ulm Water tower in the glacis |
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 General view of the tower in 2010 |
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| Year of construction / construction time: | 1898-1900 |
| Conversion / adult: | 1953 |
| Draft: | City architect Karl Walder |
| Construction: | City architect Karl Walder |
| Tower height: | 47.00 m |
| Container type: | steel |
| Container volume: | 3500 m³ |
| Operating condition: | shut down since 1964 |
| Original use: | Drinking water supply for 490 households |
| Monument protection: | Yes |
The water tower in the Bavarian city of Neu-Ulm is a hydraulic structure that supplied the households in Neu-Ulm with fresh groundwater between 1900 and 1964.
Description and history
The water tower, made of masonry and an elevated tank made of steel, stands on parts of the war powder magazine, which was completed in 1853, in the middle of the Kollmannspark that was later built around it . This magazine was part of the city ramparts of the federal fortress Ulm . In connection with the construction of the tower, water pipes were laid underground to all residential buildings at the time and a pump system was put into operation that conveyed the groundwater discovered here. The elevated tank was faced with gray plaster and stucco in the baroque style and built into an octagonal tower head. It was carried out according to the Intze principle . An outside staircase led up to the top of the tower. The tower was commissioned on October 24, 1900.
At the end of the Second World War , the dome and the lantern suffered severe damage, which were removed after the war. In 1953 the stairs were dismantled and the former gray facade of the tower was designed in two colors. Technical progress meant that the drinking water supply in growing cities was regulated differently, so that the tower in Neu-Ulm was also decommissioned in 1964. In the decades that followed, the building steadily fell into disrepair; it was only between 2001 and 2003 that the city administration had the tower repaired, as it had become a well-known landmark in Neu-Ulm. The room of the magazine contains exhibition material on the federal fortress, the tower itself is not open to the public.
Web links
- Water tower in the Glacis at www.ulm-kalender.de.
- The Neu-Ulm water tower on www.youtube.com (7:35 minutes)
- Bastion 7 of the Federal Fortress Ulm , Museum of the Friends' Association .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Intze (1843–1904) had developed the following principle for water towers: a wider, cantilevered tower head was placed on a slim tower shaft that saves material and construction costs. Inside was a steel water container. Its bottom was curved upwards and had a beveled lower edge, which transferred the weight of the filled container to the tower shaft walls. (Explanation according to the water tower in the Glacis on www.ulm-kalender.de).
- ↑ All information about the water tower can be found on the information boards of the city administration on the tower structure. Historical photos can also be seen on the boards; As of May 2019.
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '22.8 " N , 9 ° 59' 36.6" E