Water Tower in Turnu Măgurele | Let's travel together #363

Still during my spontaneous trip taken at the beginning of June when I was facing some personal issues, I ended up exploring Turnu Magurele, a city not too far from my hometown, but which, for I don't know what reasons, I had never managed to see before.

Which is quite funny, thinking that I've constantly seen the road signs leading to it on my way to the countryside, where my parents were taking me often as a kid, but here I am, nearly 20 years later, with a bag full of memories after walking in the most important parts of this city.

One of these is represented by the water tower of the town, which I found out about while zooming in and out on the map, looking for possible destinations during my stay.

Call me weird, but for whatever reason, I always found this kind of constructions really interesting. And from a small but significant experience with them, in some of the larger cities, even if they no longer serve for what they were built, they are often renovated and put on the tourist map as a place from which you could observe the city from above.

Sadly, that is not the case with the water tower from Turnu Magurele, as it was left in disrepair and forgotten for many years now, which is ironical considering that it used to be the most important construction in town for a long while after 1915, when it was first raised.

The surroundings don't help much either, with lots of nature seeming to have grown out of control, almost claiming the whole territory and not just the water tower.

This was actually a pretty curious thing since I walked in more parts of the city, and this was the only side that looked like that, almost giving the feeling of discomfort.

But even though things were clear enough that the tower is not put on public access, I still wanted to give it a chance and maybe explore it without proper guidance with this purpose. However, my intention was quickly denied when I saw the front door locked and almost entirely paved, yet a thing very strange to observe.

Along with the imposing structure and interesting architectural design, the water tower from Turnu Magurele is also known as an important historical landmark and a symbol of the town's cultural heritage.

The total height of the tower is of 27 meters, and it was placed on the highest part of the city at an altitude of 104 meters, being meant to properly supply the entire city with water. More than that, during World War I, the tower turned out to have a great contribution to the German armies that used it as an observation point with the help of its four smaller towers that were first designed to be used by firefighters in case of fires in Turnu Magurele.

Today, the tower is nothing else but an interesting building in town where nature is reclaiming it slowly but surely, despite being named an important historical landmark both for the city and for the whole country. However, I am not losing hope that maybe one day it will actually be renovated and be able to be visited, especially since its structure has resisted for more than 100 years since it was built.

The Water Tower in Turnu Magurele is located at 1 Decembrie Street, nr. 8 and can be quickly accessed on foot from any part of the city being located just 350 meters away from the central park, which takes no more than 5 minutes of walking. There is no public transport to this part of the town, but I think it's really worth seeing, even if just from the outside.

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