Poldertoren - Emmeloord
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The Poldertoren is a water tower at the town center of Emmeloord, the Netherlands. The Dutch name Poldertoren could be translated as Polder Tower. The 65-meter tower was built in 1959 and has a large carillon.
Waymark Code: WM2JYK
Location: Flevoland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/13/2007
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The tower is no longer in use as a water tower. Owner of the tower was water company Vitens, but since 2005 the municipality of Noordoostpolder owns the tower.
The tower measures 65.3 meter in height and the weather vane is located at 70.5 meter. Visitors can climb the 243 stair steps, up to a height of 43.4 meter. The Poldertoren has a 13.4 meter diameter. The water storage capacity is 1.850 m3. Building materials for the tower included 1,220 m3 of concrete, 185 metric tons of steel, 600,000 bricks, 624 metric tons of cement and 7,200 drainpipes.
History
In an early design of Emmeloord it was decided to build a tower at the central square of the town. The tower in the heart of the Noordoostpolder symbolizes unity of the Noordoostpolder and can be seen from all locations in the Noordoostpolder. The tower is not related to any church, because churches could dominate the others with this tower.
The idea to build a tower originates in the need of a water tower in the Noordoostpolder. The water company of Overijssel decided to offer a prize for the best design of a new water tower in December 1950. The tower had to include a carillon and a visitor platform. The tower had to symbolize unity of the new Noordoostpolder and it had to emphasize Emmeloord as the central town. The design Utillis of the Amsterdam architect H. van Gent was chosen. J.W.H.C. Pot helped him to develop the detailed design.
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