Esbjerg Water Tower is an iconic water tower in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Completed in 1897, it was designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen who had been inspired by Nuremberg's Nassauer Haus. It stands on a Bronze Age burial mound at the top of a cliff overlooking the harbour.
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Nice example of neo-gothic architecture. Until 1895, the inhabitants of Esbjerg had no water supply, so the neo-Gothic water tower was built in 1896-97 as part of the new water supply system. The architect C.H. Clausen was inspired by the Nassauer Haus in Nuremberg. Rising water consumption in combination with an explosively growing population mean that the capacity of the water tower falls short within five years after commissioning, so that the tower starts to function as a storage tank. Since the water tower was built on a Bronze Age burial mound, you have a very wide view in...
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We had the bad luck of meeting some "intoxicated " people in the park behind the tower... it was 2 in the afternoon on a weekday. One man actually was to "tired" to get up from the bench in order to "relive " himself, that was the moment we left in...
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Not actually been inside yet, but it's just across the road from my sons apartment, the architecture is wonderful and obviously kept in...
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