Metz Station Water Tower

Metz Station Water Tower is a water tower in Metz, Moselle, Grand Est. Metz Station Water Tower is situated nearby to the art gallery L’Atelier des Couleurs, as well as near the government office Centre d’information et d’orientation de Metz.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Water tower in Metz, Moselle (57), Lorraine, France; Metz, Moselle (57), Lorraine, France
Also known as: “Ancien Château d’Eau de la Gare” and “Château d’Eau de la Gare”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Metz-Ville station and Centre Pompidou-Metz.

Metz-Ville station

Railway station

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Metz-Ville station is the main railway station serving the city of Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. Built when the city was under German rule, it is sometimes spoken of as the Station Palace as it displays the apartments of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Metz-Ville station is situated 230 metres southwest of Metz Station Water Tower.

Centre Pompidou-Metz

Museum

The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. It is a branch of Pompidou arts centre of Paris, and features semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions from the large collection of the French National Museum of Modern Art, the largest European collection of 20th and 21st century arts. Centre Pompidou-Metz is situated 340 metres southeast of Metz Station Water Tower.

Place Saint-Thiébault

Park

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Place Saint-Thiébault is a park, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Metz Station Water Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Imperial Quarter of Metz and Metz.

Imperial Quarter of Metz

Quarter

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The Imperial Quarter of Metz is a district of the city of Metz, in the région of Grand-Est, in eastern France, initially built between 1902 and 1914 by the government of the ruling German Wilhelmine Empire, during the period of annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.

Metz

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Metz is in the Lorraine region of France that borders Luxembourg and Germany. Metz and the rest of the region offer much to view of historical interest, as well as a well-rounded shopping scene, ranging from the low- to high-end and including a great Saturday farmers' market.