Water tower of Peyrou, Historic water tower in the promenade of Peyrou, Montpellier, France.
This hexagonal structure built in seventeen sixty-six features Corinthian columns and originally functioned as a reservoir to store and distribute drinking water throughout the city of Montpellier.
The water tower was designed by architect Jean Antoine Giral and completed between seventeen sixty-six and seventeen sixty-eight to mark the arrival of water from the Lez source via the nearly nine-mile-long Saint-Clément aqueduct.
Classified as a historical monument in nineteen fifty-four, this building represents eighteenth-century hydraulic engineering and reflects the importance placed on urban infrastructure development during the reign of King Louis the fifteenth.
The water tower is located on the promenade of Peyrou, a public space covering approximately seven and a half acres in central Montpellier, and is easily accessible to visitors interested in historical architecture.
In nineteen thirty-nine, a photograph of Jean Moulin, a key figure of the French Resistance, was taken at the base of the aqueduct feeding this reservoir, creating a lasting historical connection to World War Two.
Location: Montpellier
Inception: 1766
Part of: promenade of Peyrou
GPS coordinates: 43.61138,3.86905
Latest update: November 28, 2025 15:41
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