Der Lüneburger Wasserturm - Lüneburg, Germany
N 53° 14.816 E 010° 24.784
32U E 594286 N 5900672
Architect and Master Town Planner, Franz Krüger, built the Water Tower in 1907 from the remnants of the town-walls from Medieval Times.
Waymark Code: WM9XJ3
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 10/11/2010
Views: 53
The Neo-Gothic veneer of the Water Tower was adapted from Lüneburg's brick-gothic.
In 1985 the Water Tower was shut down and the old technique scrapped. Just one of the elevated 500.000 liter water tanks remained. Plans to demolish the Water Tower fall short through lack of funding. Shortly thereafter, the Water Tower is declared an "Historical Monument". It remained unoccupied and fell into disrepair.
In May 1998 the Sponsorship Water Tower Lüneburg was founded by the members of the Secondary-Modern School in Lüneburg's City Centre. Their subsequent efforts and those of other member, to acquire the Water Tower were reinforced by specialists in this particular field of expertise. Eventually, the Association acquire the Water Tower. Work began immediately with the restoration.
June 2000: The Water Tower is made accessible to the public amid great celebration
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