Leverkusen-Bürrig water tower, Water tower in Bürrig, Leverkusen, Germany.
This 72.45-meter tall concrete structure features two separate storage chambers with a combined capacity of 4,000 cubic meters and a distinctive cylindrical design completed in 1978.
Construction began in July 1975 using 3,000 cubic meters of reinforced concrete and 500 tons of steel, officially opening to visitors in summer 1978 as Leverkusen's tallest publicly accessible structure.
The tower is mentioned in the fan anthem of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the city's football club. Its underside was redesigned in 1999 as a compass motif, based on a design by Leverkusen architect Eberhard Foest. The 40th birthday was marked on 1 July 2018 with a water tower birthday party.
The tower stands on Olof-Palme-Straße in Bürrig; the shaft is 8 metres across and the tank 42 metres, so the viewing platform is reached by lift. The platform was closed for a year and a half for renovation before reopening for the 2005 Landesgartenschau. An exhibition on the platform covers drinking water supply and the utility EVL.
The tower's underside was redesigned in 1999 as a compass, with the artistic design by Leverkusen architect Eberhard Foest. The tower also appears in the fan anthem of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Its 40th birthday was marked on 1 July 2018 with a tower birthday party.
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