Wasserturm Flensburg-Mürwik, Water tower in Volkspark, Flensburg, Germany.
The Wasserturm Flensburg-Mürwik is a concrete and iron structure from the post-war era that rises 37.5 meters and stores water for the city. A walkable platform at roughly 26 meters height circles the storage tank and offers views across the surroundings.
Architect Fritz Trautwein designed it in 1961 to meet the growing demand from the city's eastern districts after World War II. The structure was built during Flensburg's post-war reconstruction and expansion period.
The tower displays Art Nouveau features that merge industrial function with architectural beauty. Visitors can see how practical structures from this era looked and fit into the urban landscape.
The tower is open to visitors from early May to the end of September; outside these months the viewing gallery is closed. Access is by lift or by stairs to the gallery at 26 metres. The lower part of the tower holds an exhibition on its history.
The tower's nickname, "flower vase", comes from its funnel shape: a narrow round base that widens to 24 metres, carried by 18 white parabolic concrete columns. A 2015 April Fool's joke claimed it would be painted sand-coloured with a panorama café on the roof and free climbing allowed.
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