Maurská vodárna, Historic waterworks in Lednice, Czech Republic

The Maurská vodárna is a two-storey building on the right bank of the old Thaya channel in the Lednice park, about 250 m north of the castle. Its facades are in the neo-Moorish style, designed by Georg Wingelmüller with details referring to the park's minaret. Steam turbines and pumps stood upstairs, a steam bath downstairs.

Water systems existed in the park from 1643, powered by mills on the Thaya. The present building is the fourth generation: it was erected between 1843 and 1845 under Prince Alois II of Liechtenstein, alongside the Palm House, and remained largely unchanged in operation until 1845. A Kaplan turbine ran here until 1993.

The building's neo-Moorish facades by Georg Wingelmüller quote details of the park's minaret. Today it houses an information centre and an oriental-style café, and its pumps still irrigate the park lawns and supply utility water to other businesses.

The building is accessible by foot and bicycle along paths that connect various monuments in the cultural landscape. It integrates well into the existing routes and can easily be combined with other sites across the region.

The building's neo-Moorish façades by Georg Wingelmüller quote details of the park's Minaret. A Kaplan turbine installed here ran until 1993 and is said to be kept today in the Technical Museum in Brno.