In front of you, you’ll spot a towering, round brick structure with striking vertical lines, tall windows, and a silver dome at the top-just look up, you can’t miss it!
Imagine standing here in 1927, the air buzzing with excitement and the clanging of construction as Zutphen’s brand new Water Tower began to rise above the fields outside the city walls. Designed by the architect Hendrik Sangster and built by the “Hollandsche Maatschappij” (try saying that three times fast!), this giant replaced the old Drogenapstoren for storing the city’s water. It reaches a dizzying 46.2 meters high-the perfect height for a dramatic entrance in a fairy tale or, more realistically, for gravity-powered water flow! The real magic is inside: a reservoir holding a whopping 600,000 liters, enough for hundreds of households to drink, cook, and (most importantly) shower.
But this isn’t just a relic. Back in 1984, someone had the wild idea, “What if people lived in the water tower?” Voilà-there are now cozy apartments tucked into the base, while upstairs, the water reservoir still quietly does its job. So next time you’re sipping a glass of Zutphen tap water, you might be enjoying a drop that took a scenic trip to the top of this tower and back. Just remember: if your water ever tastes like brick, you might be standing a bit too close!
