Lüneburg Water Tower

Lüneburg Water Tower is a water tower in the southeastern part of the Lüneburg old town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The erection of the water tower was initiated on 3 October 1905, designed by the architect Franz Krüger. It was taken into use in November 1907. The water tower is 55 metres tall, and is the tallest building in the Lüneburg old town that is not a church, and it stand between the considerably newer Nordlandhalle and the Johanneum, the latter now functioning as a school. The building consists of a square base of 18 metres and a round portion which is walled up around a 500 cubic metres large water tank. The upper part is carried by 16 solid columns.