- Water Tower of Chişinău
The Water Tower is a architectural
monument ofChişinău , located at 2 Mitropolit Bănulescu-Bodoni Street and built at the end of19th century after a project byAlexander Bernardazzi . It was the main part of Chişinău'swater pipe . The upper level was build ofwood and was destroyed by anearthquake . It was rebuilt in1980 –1983 .tructure
The tower's
height is 22 m. The walls are built of localrock , with some rows ofbrick . Theirwidth varies from 60 cm at the upper level to 2 m at the bottom. Inside there is aspiral staircase . When the tower was renovated, anelevator was installed. For a short while, the History Museum of Chişinău had its headquarters in this building.A similar tower was built at the crossing of Vasile Alecsandri and Veronica Micle streets, but it does not exist anymore.
References
* "Chişinău: Enciclopedie", Chişinău,
1997 , p. 117
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