Novoměstská vodárenská věž

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Novoměstská vodárenská věž

New Town Šítkovská water tower was apparently built around 1495 when the original Šítkovských mills was probably because the wood has burned down in 1501. Soon be built again, but soon collapsed. He was a makeshift wooden structure made of wood. But even here in 1588 destroyed the mill, together with fire. Fires were frequent due to the fact that in the harsh winter in them keeping the temperature above freezing open fire to ice free water in the tanks. Another stone building had apparently been damaged in the artillery in 1648 during the Swedish siege in which 91 came from the records of interventions. Probably because she is leaning and vychílená already left, it is still one of nejšikměnších tower in Prague. The contribution from the imperial treasury was repaired in 1651 and re-launched. Onion dome roof dates from the late 18th century. Waterworks was in operation until 1913.

Region

Capital City Prague

District

Hlavní město Praha

City

Praha

Address

Masarykovo nábřeží

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