The Ahlen water tower is an industrial
monument and
landmark
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in the
Ahlen,
Germany.
The
spherical water tank is high and has a capacity of . From 1915 to 1917, the water tower served as the sole water supply for the
Westphalia mine
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Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
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and the miners colony built in 1892 by Gelsenwasser AG.
Today the distinctive blue water tower is monument and is a historical example of the early development of
riveting at the beginning of the 20th century.
Notes
Towers completed in 1892
Water towers in Germany
Westphalia
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