Ghlin water tower

The water tower Ghlin ( French Château d'Eau de Ghlin ) is an architecturally interesting water tower in Ghlin , west of the Belgian city of Mons . The tower designed by the Franki engineering office is 52.5 meters high and has a container with a capacity of 2000 m³. It was put into operation on February 11, 2015.

In the same year he was awarded the Grand Prix d'Architecture de Wallonie in the category Espaces publics et ouvrages d'art (public spaces and works of art). He was also nominated for the 2015 Belgian Architecture Prize.

Web links

CHATEAU D'EAU - GHLIN (French)
Construction d'un nouveau château d'eau à Ghlin près de Mons , rtl.be, video

Individual evidence

↑ Le château d'eau de Ghlin, un ouvrage d'art unique! , idea.be
↑ Ghlin-Baudour: un nouveau château d'eau qui brillera comme le beffroi de Mons! , laprovince.be, May 8, 2015
↑ Yasmine Depret: GPAW 2015: Le château d'eau de Ghlin, un ouvrage d'art signé V +. In: Architectura.be. October 28, 2015, accessed December 29, 2016 (French).

50.47986 3.8877Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 47.5 " N , 3 ° 53 ′ 15.7" E

[1] Le château d'eau de Ghlin, un ouvrage d'art unique! , idea.be

[2] Ghlin-Baudour: un nouveau château d'eau qui brillera comme le beffroi de Mons! , laprovince.be, May 8, 2015

[3] Yasmine Depret: GPAW 2015: Le château d'eau de Ghlin, un ouvrage d'art signé V +. In: Architectura.be. October 28, 2015, accessed December 29, 2016 (French).