Wasserturm Hamburg-Stellingen

The Stellingen water tower stands on Högenstraße in the Hamburg district of Stellingen. It was built in 1911–12 as part of a new water supply system for Stellingen and surrounding villages. The tower rises 47.59 m above the ground and once held a 600 m³ iron tank 32.5 m above the site. The tower’s most striking feature is its south-west front, designed like an oversized gabled town house. Lüneburg hand-struck bricks clad the walls, divided by pilasters that rise to a stepped gable. The roof is copper, and the areas between the pilasters were originally plastered in light tones. An observation platform once overlooked the city from above the tank. Inside, the tower now contains eleven storeys of private apartments reached by a new lift and stair tower. All floors have large windows, including the gable side, flooding the rooms with light. Outside, the original terraces, broad staircases and pergola have disappeared, replaced by rows of houses. The tower remains a local landmark, visible from far away.