Lüneburg Water Tower


Lüneburg Water Tower is a water tower in the southeastern part of the Lüneburg old town in Lower Saxony, Germany, designed by the architect Franz Krüger. Its erection was initiated on 3 October 1905, and the tower was taken into use in November 1907.
The water tower is tall, and is the tallest building in the Lüneburg old town that is not a church. It stands between the considerably newer Nordlandhalle and the Johanneum, the latter now used as a school. The tower consists of a square base of and a round portion which is walled up around a large water tank. The upper part is carried by 16 solid columns.