Foişorul de Foc

Foişorul de Foc

Foişorul de Foc (literally "The Fire Tower") is a 42-metre high building in Bucharest, Romania, between Obor, Calea Moşilor and Nerva-Traian. It was used in the past as an observation tower by the firemen.

It was built in 1890, two years after the previous watchtower, Turnul Colţei, built in 1715, was demolished. The plans were made by George Mandrea, back then the chief-architect of Bucharest.

Foişorul de Foc had a double role, as it was also used designed to be a water tower, too. However, after the building was finished, the local water utility company (Uzina de Apă Grozăveşti) had no pumps powerful enough to fill it with water.

Foişorul de Foc was used by the firefighters until 1935, when it became ineffective, as more and more high buildings were built in Bucharest, and introduction of the telephone reduced the need for a watchtower. In 1963, it was turned into a Firefighters' Museum.

References

*Institutul de Memorie Culturală, [http://www.cimec.ro/Monumente/fdefmon/fdef.htm Ultimul Foişor de Foc al Bucureştiului] , accessed 7 March 2005.


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