Belvedere Water Tower

The Water Tower Belvedere is a water tower of reinforced concrete construction in , , located on the 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.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower in Aachen, Germany
  • Also known as: “Belvedere”, “Belvedere water tower”, and “Drehturm”
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lousberg and Aachen Cathedral.

Peak
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At 264 meters, the is a prominent elevation on the northern edge of the historic center of , which was laid out as a forest and mountain park at the beginning of the 19th century according to plans by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe.

Church
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is a church in , and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. is situated 1¼ km south of Belvedere Water Tower.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soers and Kaiserplatz.

Suburb
is a community within and part of the district of . The predominantly rural district today stretches from the border of Aachen-Mitte, the central district of Aachen, past the slopes of the , a hill in the north of the city.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a quarter and borough of , . As a borough, includes, in addition to itself, Orsbach, Seffent, , Vaalserquartier and Vetschau, as well as the residential areas of Gut Kullen and Steppenberg.

Belvedere Water Tower

Latitude
50.78648° or 50° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
6.08046° or 6° 4′ 50″ east
Levels
8
Height
28 metres (92 feet)
Operator
Drehturm Belvedere GbR
Open location code
9F28Q3PJ+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143999178
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2551725
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In Other Languages

From German to Ghanaian Pidgin English—“Belvedere Water Tower” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Waldpark Lousberg and Spielplatz Buchenallee.

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