St. Jacob's water tower

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The lower St. Jakobs water tower (2013)

The lower St. Jakobs water tower , also called Jakober water tower , is a monument to Augsburg's historical water management . It is one of originally two water towers in Augsburg's Jakobervorstadt , which were built in 1609 by the Augsburg city architect Elias Holl . They supplied the Jakobervorstadt and the Fuggerei with drinking water. The second, upper St. Jakobs water tower at Jakobertor was destroyed by a bomb hit in 1944.

history

Engraving by Johann David Nessenthaler based on a model by Caspar Walter (1762)

The lower St. Jakobs water tower is located on the city moat near the Oblatterwall not far from the Augsburg boat trip . It used to be part of the Augsburg city wall . The 5.30 m high water wheel used to be in a low extension with a monopitch roof , which is still preserved today. The pump was driven by three pistons, a crankshaft and a connecting rod and transported the water into the water basin on the upper floor of the tower in order to generate the necessary water pressure. The ridge of the pent roof marks the height of the city wall.

Current condition

The two St. Jakobs water towers held their function until the conversion of the Augsburg water supply in 1879. The preserved lower St. Jacob's water tower is now a listed building. It is rented to a bookstore and an engineering office, which took care of the renovation, and has been open to visitors since 1999. While the original facade has been preserved in very good condition, there are no more indications of the tower's former function inside. The premises are dominated by a wooden staircase. Exhibitions are also held in the former water tower.

literature

  • Wilhelm Ruckdeschel: Industrial culture in Augsburg . Brigitte Settele Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-932939-44-1 , p. 32 ff .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Martin Kluger: Historical water management and water art in Augsburg. Canal landscape, water towers, fountain art and water power . 2nd Edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-939645-50-4 , p. 77 .
  2. ↑ City of Augsburg / Lower Monument Protection Authority (ed.): How's the Augsburg water going? Information publication from the City of Augsburg on the Open Monument Day 2004 , Augsburg 2004, p. 24

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Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 28.7 "  N , 10 ° 54 ′ 23.2"  E