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Tankturm Heidelberg

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Tankturm Heidelberg

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    October 13, 2019

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    During the week there is a day kitchen with regional delicacies in the charging station of the tower!
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    In December 1927, a new railway depot with a fleet of more than 40 steam locomotives was opened in Heidelberg.

    The tower served as the depot's water supply, primarily for the locomotives' feedwater.

    Since the post-war years, the rooms in the annexes have been used as a railway training and apprenticeship workshop for metalworkers and high-voltage electricians. The water tower's reservoir was in use until the 1970s.

    In 1989, the building was listed as a historical monument.

    Excerpts from de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankturm

    Information on its current use can be found here: tankturm.de
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    March 15, 2020

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    Worthwhile for lovers of brick buildings, but otherwise an empty corner on the old railway site
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    Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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