Slottsskogens vattentorn, Water tower in Slottskogen, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Utsiktstornet i Slottsskogen is a combined water reservoir and viewing tower on Stora Utsigten, the park's highest point at 80 metres above sea level. Built in 1899 to designs by Adrian C. Peterson and his son Carl Crispin, it rests on a 780,000-litre reservoir and is made of massive natural stone. The tower itself was not a water tower but was built so Gothenburgers could climb up and look out over the city and the river.
In 1891 Gothenburg's city council decided to build a new water supply drawn from the Göta älv at Alelyckan. The tower and a pump station on Vattugatan were erected in 1899 to designs by architect Adrian C. Peterson and his son Carl Crispin. The 1897 final proposal was titled "Högreservoir på Utsiktsplatsen i Slottsskogen."
Locals call the tower "Kikar'n" (the peeper). The football club Utsiktens BK, founded in the district, takes its name from the tower and carries its image on its club badge. The tower is a fixed point in the northern part of Slottsskogen, and the park's highest point, Stora Utsigten, is named after the view.
The tower stands on Stora Utsigten, Slottsskogen's highest point at 80 metres above sea level, in the park's northern section. The water magazine beneath it holds 780,000 litres, with high water at 106 metres and low water at 89 metres above the city datum. The property is designated Slottsskogen 719:4.
The tower was never a water tower: the 780,000-litre reservoir sits beneath it, and the structure itself was built so Gothenburgers could climb up and look out over the city and the river. City planning chief Johan Gustaf Richert defended the 15,000-kronor overrun for what he called Gothenburg's Belvédère. The football club Utsiktens BK takes its name from the tower and carries it on its badge.
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