Park
Parc du Château d'eau
Brick water tower in neo-Gothic castle disguise, rising over shaded park lawns.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Parc du Chateau d'eau in Colmar looks at the neo-Gothic water tower at its center, raised in the eighteen eighties by architect Victor Huen and engineer Heinrich Gruner. It follows the practical choices behind a tower dressed like a medieval keep: which materials the builders picked, the Strasbourg firm that raised it, and the ninety-six years it spent quietly supplying the city's water. Best heard standing back on the lawn, far enough to take in the whole tower at once.
This audio guide was created using AI.