Mannheim Water Tower

The Water Tower is a well-known landmark of , Germany. The water tower was built from 1886 to 1889 on the present Frederick Square by Gustav Halmhuber.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: water tower in Mannheim, Germany
  • Also known as: “Watertower of Mannheim”
  • Address: Friedrichsplatz, Mannheim

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunsthalle Mannheim and Mannheim Central Station.

Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The is a museum of modern and contemporary art, built in 1907, established in 1909 and located in , 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. is situated 160 metres south of Mannheim Water Tower.

Railway station
Mannheim Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in in the German state of . It is the second largest traffic hub in southwestern Germany behind , with 658 trains a day, including 238 long-distance trains. is situated 700 metres southwest of Mannheim Water Tower.

Movie theater
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
is a movie theater, which is situated 280 metres west of Mannheim Water Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludwigshafen and Hemshof.

Photo: Engelberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially am Rhein, is a city in the German state of , on the river Rhine, opposite . With Mannheim, , and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

Suburb
is one of the oldest city districts of Am Rhein, . It is located above the "Nord" district. The first settlement in is believed to have been built by the Celts in 516, not as a city but as a small farm. is situated 3 km west of Mannheim Water Tower.

Suburb
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is a borough of in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The term also refers to the city district in which the borough is located. is situated 3½ km south of Mannheim Water Tower.

Mannheim Water Tower

Latitude
49.48404° or 49° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
8.47558° or 8° 28′ 32″ east
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Inception
1888
Height
60 metres (197 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FXCFFMG+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1161358545
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Geo­Names ID
11001974
Wiki­data ID
Q1890718
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