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Category:Alppila Water Towers

English: Alppila Water Towers are two water towers in Alppila, a quarter of the Alppiharju neighbourhood in Helsinki. Both water towers have been out of their original use since 2003. The square-shaped water tower was completed in 1876 and enlarged in 1902 and 1915. The final volume was 13 000 m3. It was originally designed by Endre Lekve, a civil engineer. The round-shaped water tower was completed in 1938, designed by architect Gunnar Taucher and civil engineer Emil Holmberg. The capacity was 16 000 m3.
Suomi: Alppilan vesitornit ovat kaksi Alppilassa, Helsingissä sijaitsevaa vesitornia, jotka on poistettu vesihuoltokäytöstä vuonna 2003. Vanhempi, pohjaltaan suorakaiteen muotoinen vesilinna on valmistunut 1876 ja sitä on laajennettu 1902 ja 1915. Alkuperäinen suunnittelija oli insinööri Endre Lekve. Vesitilavuus oli 13 000 m3. Pyöreä vesitorni on valmistunut 1938 ja sen suunnittelijat olivat arkkitehti Gunnar Taucher ja insinööri Emil Holmberg. Säiliön tilavuus oli 16 000 m3.
<nowiki>Alppila water towers; Alppilan vesitornit; pair of water towers in Helsinki, Finland; vesitornipari Helsingissä; Tivolikuja 1; Tivolikuja 1</nowiki>
Alppila water towers 
pair of water towers in Helsinki, Finland
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LocationAlppila, Alppiharju, Helsinki central major district, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
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  • Tivolikuja 1
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  • building protected by a town plan (Helsinki, 1997–)
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