Mannheim Water Tower
The Water Tower is a well-known landmark of Mannheim, Germany. The water tower was built from 1886 to 1889 on the present Frederick Square by Gustav Halmhuber.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Randy43, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Photo: Quadratestadt Mannheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: water tower in Mannheim, Germany
- Also known as: “Watertower of Mannheim”
- Address: Friedrichsplatz, Mannheim
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunsthalle Mannheim and Mannheimer Rosengarten.
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum of modern and contemporary art, built in 1907, established in 1909 and located in Mannheim, Germany. Since then it has housed the city's art collections as well as temporary exhibitions – and up to 1927 those of the local Mannheimer Kunstverein as well as its administration. Kunsthalle Mannheim is situated 160 metres south of Mannheim Water Tower.
Mannheimer Rosengarten
Community center
Mannheimer Rosengarten is a concert hall and congress centre in Mannheim, Germany designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz. It was built between 1900 and 1903 in an Art Nouveau style, with a main hall that can accommodate up to 2,300 guests. Mannheimer Rosengarten is situated 190 metres northeast of Mannheim Water Tower.
Cineplex
Movie theater
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Cineplex is a movie theater, which is situated 280 metres west of Mannheim Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ludwigshafen and Hemshof.
Ludwigshafen
Photo: Engelberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.
Hemshof
Suburb
Hemshof is one of the oldest city districts of Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Germany. It is located above the "Nord" district. The first settlement in Hemshof is believed to have been built by the Celts in 516, not as a city but as a small farm. Hemshof is situated 3 km west of Mannheim Water Tower.
Mannheim Water Tower
- Categories: water tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Mannheim, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.48404° or 49° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
8.47558° or 8° 28′ 32″ eastElevation
95 metres (312 feet)Inception
1888Height
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8FXCFFMG+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1161358545OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Mannheim Water Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “曼海姆水塔”
- German: “Mannheimer Wasserturm”
- German: “Wasserturm”
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