Water tower in Ekaterinburg

Water tower at the dam of the city pond built in the 1880-ies for maintenance Ekaterinburg railway workshops. Railway workshops of Ekaterinburg worked in the end of XIX century in the place of mechanical factory and Mint. The first in Ekaterinburg railway was built in 1878 (Perm - Ekaterinburg) and had a significant impact on the subsequent development of the city. For repair of locomotives, working for steam engines, built a separate branch from the main railway line.

This line at the time was going through the whole city centre, from the streets Vostochnaya along the Pokrovsky Boulevard (today Malysheva street) to the mechanical workshops. The lower part of the hexagon of the volume of the water tower is paved with granite blocks, the upper level is wooden. Bunk volume topped with a lantern. In 1972-1973 the tower was removed metal tank and replaced the wooden parts.

Interesting fact that the water tower is one of the recognizable symbols of the city. In summer, the tower is a Museum of «Metalnaya Lavka», telling about forging the culture of the Urals XVIII-XIX centuries.