Water tower (Bédarrides)

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Water tower in Bédarrides

The water tower in Bédarrides , a French commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , was built in 1864. The water tower on the Place du Château-d'Eau has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 2001 .

The octagonal water tower was built in the style of neoclassicism . It has two floors. On the ground floor, which is opened by round arches, there is a fountain and a drinking trough . A water reservoir is located on the upper floor. A dome crowned by a ball closes the building.

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. Château d'eau de Bédarrides in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 2 ′ 30.3 "  N , 4 ° 53 ′ 56.9"  E