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Chișinău Water Tower

Moldova

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Chișinău Water Tower (Romanian: Turnul de apă din Chișinău) is an architectural monument of Chișinău, Moldova, located at 2 Mitropolit Bănulescu-Bodoni Street and built at the end of 19th century after a project by Alexander Bernadazzi. It was a main part of Chișinău's water system. The upper level was built of wood and was destroyed by an earthquake. It was rebuilt between 1980 and 1983. It currently hosts Chișinău City museum, which contains items dating from 15th to 20th centuries. The upper level is a space for exhibitions of both legacy and modern paintings and photographies, as well as various cultural events.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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