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The altitude and climate allow the formation and maintenance of many glaciers that feed rivers from five major European river catchments, through which water leaves the country and joins the sea. Switzerland is sometimes called the "water tower of Europe".
Part of the bridge complex is the octagonal 34.5 m (113 ft) tall (from ground) "Wasserturm", [5] which translates to "water tower," in the sense of "tower standing in the water." The tower pre-dated the bridge by about 30 years. Over the centuries, the tower has been used as a prison, torture chamber, and later a municipal archive as well as a ...
A water tower is an elevated structure [1] ... Switzerland: St. Chrischona 250 m (820 ft) Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf, Wind Turbine 3,4 and 5 2017
Often referred to as the water tower of Europe, Switzerland has 6% of all freshwater reserves of the continent, while only accounting for 0.4% of its total area. [14] The country shares five river basins and some of the largest lakes in western Europe with its neighbours.
The tower's function as a prison is first mentioned in the Richtebrief of 1304, in which the then Zurich city scribe Nikolaus Mangold compiled the city's most important laws. [4] [2] The *Murer Plan* of 1576, showing the Wellenberg Tower on the right side of the Limmat River. In 1536, the tower seems to have been extensively renovated. [2]
Svampen water tower. Svampen is a water tower in Örebro. [1] It replaced the Norra Vattentornet and Södra vattentornet in 1958. It was created by architect Sune Lindström. It is 58 meters high. To prevent suicide attempts in 2012 Örebro Municipality decided to build a net cage around the edges of the Svampen. [2]
The Jet d'Eau fountain in Geneva, 2022. The first jet d'eau, around 1886. The Jet d'Eau (French pronunciation: [ʒɛ do], Water-Jet) is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches at UEFA Euro 2008. [1]
After Bern took over the castle from the von Erlach family it became the seat of a Bernese bailiff and was expanded. By 1700, the Bernese renovations were mostly complete. The original tower was partly surrounded by new buildings done in the Bernese Baroque style. On the lake side the Garden Room was built and the water tower demolished.