Water tower mother city
| Water tower mother city | |
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 Water tower Mutterstadt, view from the southeast (2014) |
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| place | Mother city |
| builder | Joseph Hoffmann & Sons |
| Client | Association for water supply "Palatinate Middle Rhine Group" |
| Construction year | 1932 |
| height | 50.65 m |
The Mutterstadt water tower is a 50.65 meter high water tower in Mutterstadt . It is a landmark building and is a landmark of the community.
history
The tower was built in 1932 by Joseph Hoffmann & Söhne AG for the water supply association “Palatinate Middle Rhine Group” and has a square cross-section with a length of 12.8 meters. Its water tank with a capacity of 560 cubic meters is located at a height of 6.6 meters. The Mutterstadt water tower has two viewing balconies 36.7 meters high and a tower clock on the facade.
In the course of a thorough renovation, the facade was redesigned in 1989 by the industrial designer Friedrich-Ernst von Garnier with colored geometric motifs.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '7.4 " N , 8 ° 21' 28.6" E