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Brønshøj Water Tower

Coordinates: 55°42′01″N 12°29′54″E / 55.70027°N 12.49846°E / 55.70027; 12.49846
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Brønshøj Water Tower

Brønshøj Water Tower (Danish: Brønshøj Vandtårn) is a water tower in the Brønshøj district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is owned by Hofor and was listed in 2000.

History

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The water tower was designed by Ib Lunding who worked as project architect under City Architect Poul Holsøe. It was listed in 2000 and went through a major renovation in 2005.

Architecture

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The water tower is built in reinforced concrete. It has a round foot print and pilasters at close intervals. The lower part of the structure has round windows in a helix arrangement. It has a diameter of 20 m and is 34 m tall.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sag: Brønshøj Vandtårn" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ^ "Brønshøj Vandtårn" (in Danish). arkark.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

55°42′01″N 12°29′54″E / 55.70027°N 12.49846°E / 55.70027; 12.49846