Castle or fort · 1950
Tartu railway station water tower
Steam locomotives needed water, and Tartu station got its first water tower in 1880, soon after the Tapa–Tartu railway opened. Retreating Soviet troops blew it up in 1941; the Germans rebuilt it and blew it up themselves when they withdrew in 1944. The present round red-brick tower, about 25 metres high with cornices and an arched door, went up in the early 1950s and is the only Tartu water tower with historicist decoration. Its concrete tank stopped serving in the 1980s. Owned by the city since 2000, it still stands empty on Vaksali street, waiting for a use.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Auruvedurid vajasid vett ja Tartu jaam sai oma esimese veetorni 1880. aastal, varsti pärast Tapa–Tartu raudtee valmimist. Taganevad Nõukogude väed lasid selle 1941. aastal õhku, sakslased taastasid torni ja lasksid selle 1944. aastal ise lahkudes uuesti õhku. Praegune umbes 25 meetri kõrgune punastest tellistest ümartorn simsside ja kaarukseega ehitati 1950. aastate alguses ning on Tartu ainus historitsistlike detailidega veetorn. Raudbetoonpaak teenis 1980. aastateni. Alates 2000. aastast linnale kuuluv torn seisab Vaksali tänaval tühjana ja ootab uut otstarvet.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartu_raudteejaama_veetorn ↗