Belvedere Water Tower
The Water Tower Belvedere is a water tower of reinforced concrete construction in Aachen, Germany, located on the Lousberg hill. It was built from 1956 to 1958 according to the plans of architect Wilhelm Fischer, who was also the city planning inspector at the time.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Belvedere”, “Belvedere water tower”, “Drehturm”, and “Drehturm Belvedere”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Lousberg and Aachen Cathedral.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soers and Kaiserplatz.
Belvedere Water Tower
- Category: water tower
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.78648° or 50° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
6.08046° or 6° 4′ 50″ east
Levels
8
Height
28 metres (92 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Drehturm Belvedere GbR
Open location code
9F28Q3PJ+H5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ghanaian Pidgin English—“Belvedere Water Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Wasserturm Belvedere”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Belvedere water tower”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Waldpark Lousberg and Spielplatz Buchenallee.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Belvedere and Drehturm Aachen.
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