Steglitz Water Tower, Heritage water tower in Steglitz, Germany.
The Steglitz Water Tower is an industrial monument that rises as a massive brick structure with characteristic patterns above the surrounding buildings. The building has a cylindrical form and is marked by decorative brickwork that runs across its entire height.
The structure was built between 1915 and 1919 as a water supply facility for the growing Steglitz residential area. After the wars, it survived and gained additional functions over time that saved it from demolition.
The tower's red-brick round form belongs to Brick Expressionism, designed by Hans Heinrich Müller and built 1915–1919 with builder Schwenke and master mason Wilhelm Reiche. Since 2000 it has housed the medical publishers A.T.I. and A.V.I., which issue the Arznei-Telegramm and local-history books. The tower stands inside the Steglitz cemetery at Bergstraße 38, so visitors pass graves on the way to it.
The site is accessible from outside, but the interior is not usually open to visitors since it is used for office and business space. The best time to view it is during the day when the building is seen in natural light.
The tower's Klönne water tank was probably never used for Steglitz's drinking water: the municipality joined Berlin's municipal water network soon after construction. In 1943 an air raid destroyed the tank, and the war-damaged memorial hall was demolished in 1945. Since 2000 the building has housed medical publishers, including the Arznei-Telegramm.
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