When I First Looked At This Building,

I had no idea what it was for,

looking at the houses below, it is huge, located in the southern part of the city of Wrocław, within the Republic of Poland,the building is modelled on a medieval castle, originally designed by Karl Klimm, an eminent Breslau architect and the brains behind the Zwierzyniecki Bridge, the 63m tower was built between 1903 and 1904, from its beginnings this fairytale tower was equipped with an electric lift to whisk visitors to the top for panoramic views; costing 10 pfennigs, a clear day would afford sightseers uninterrupted views of the Sudety Mountains 100 kms away, and a red flag would wave from the top whenever viewing was deemed particularly good, but what was it for? it was a water tower, the Wrocław Water Tower is a historic structure that today serves as a monument, and supplied water to the residents of southern Wrocław, with the base of the building used to house employees, photograph flickr, for more about this fascinating building, have a look here.