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The unexpected delights of water tower architecture, a thread: ImageImage
Haukilahti Water Tower, Espoo, Finland (1968) Image
Wasserturm Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany (1907) Image
Grand Central Water Tower Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (1997) Image
Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester, England (1883) Image
Guaranteed Pure Milk Company Water Tower, Montreal, Canada (1930) Image
Svaneke Water Tower, Bornholm, Denmark (1952) Image
Wiener Neustadt Water Tower, Austria (1910) Image
Vukovar Water Tower, Croatia (1968) Image
Bankstown Reservoir, Sydney, Australia (1920) Image
Warner Bros. Water Tower, Burbank, California (1927) Image
Grimsby Dock Tower, Lincolnshire, England (1852) ImageImage
Chicago Water Tower, USA (1869) Image
Nave Espacial de Varginha, Brazil (2001) Image
Rostock Water Tower, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (1903) Image
General Motors Technical Center Water Tower, Michigan, USA (1949) Image
Gamla Vattentornet, Landskrona, Sweden (1904) Image

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