Water Tower and Pump House

Wasserhochbehaelter mit Pumpnehaus 2
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Karl Heinrich Veith

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Year of construction: 1917-1918
In operation: 1918 until end of operation in 2013

The building was constructed in 1917 and 1918. The monumental size of the water basin on 21 tall concrete supports is unmissable. The water served as reserves in emergencies, in the event of a pump failure or faulty pipes. The water reservoir is one of the first major technical structures to be made entirely of reinforced concrete.

It is currently being converted into the entrance to the World Heritage Site Völklingen Ironworks.

Water Tower and Pump House

Wasserhochbehälter mit Pumpenhaus

Wasserhochbehälter mit Pumpenhaus
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Karl Heinrich Veith

Water tower with pumping station
Wasserhochbehälter mit Pumpenhaus um 1930

Wasserhochbehälter mit Pumpenhaus um 1930
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Archiv Saarstahl AG

Water tower with pumping station around 1930
Visualisierung Wassserturm McCauley

Visualisierung Wassserturm McCauley
Copyright: Duncan McCauley

Design of the new entrance © Duncan McCauley
pumpenhaus 01

pumpenhaus 01
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Karl Heinrich Veith

View into the pumping station
Blick ins Pumpenhaus

Blick ins Pumpenhaus
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Karl Heinrich Veith

View into the pumping station with the historic window front.

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