Museum of Water
Interactive water museum in a restored 1870s water tower and an old underground drinking-water tank.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Museum of Water in Kyiv is about what the city drank before and after the old water tower on this hill went up. It follows the water carriers and their barrels, the engineer Amand Struve and his pipes, and the gap between what a tap promised and what came out of it. Best heard at the foot of the tower, before you head underground.
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