- Ahlen Water Tower
The Ahlen water tower is an
industrial monument andlandmark in theAhlen ,Germany .The
spherical water tank is 44 meters high and has acapacity of 1000cubic meters . From 1915 to1917, the water tower served as the sole water supply for theWestphalia mine and the miners colony built in 1892 by Gelsenwasser AG.Today the distinctive blue water tower is monument and is a historical example of the early development of
riveting at the beginning of the 20th century.
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