Vinohrady Water Tower, Water tower in Vinohrady, Czech Republic

The Vinohrady Water Tower is a seven-storey prismatic tower with a Neo-Renaissance facade, built in 1882 to a design by Antonín Turek. Its top floor originally held a 200-cubic-metre tank, and the viewing terrace at 40 metres still offers views as far as the Krkonoše mountains. The corner pylons carry statues of angels blowing trumpets, with a clock and Vinohrady medallions below.

Antonín Turek designed the Neo-Renaissance tower, built in 1882 for Královské Vinohrady's water system; a two-chamber underground reservoir and new boiler house followed in 1891. Water came from the Vltava until 1912, when the source switched to Káraný; steam engines were replaced by electric motors after 1914. The pumping station and tower reservoir were decommissioned in 1962 and the tower converted to flats.

The tower's name comes from Vinohrady, the district it supplied; its medallions carry the coat of arms of the Royal Vinohrady municipality. Since 2024 the building has been rebuilt as Hydropolis, an educational centre about water, due to open in autumn 2027.

The tower stands on Korunní Street in Prague 10, within the Vinohrady, Žižkov and Vršovice municipal heritage zone. The building is being rebuilt as the Hydropolis water education centre, with opening expected in autumn 2027, so the interior is not yet accessible. The terrace at 40 m, once used as a lookout, is only slightly higher than the surrounding tenements today.

The structure features four clock faces that are surrounded by decorative medallions holding historical details specific to the Vinohrady district. These ornamental elements transform a simple timepiece into a layered historical marker that visitors often pass without noticing.