The Jægersborg area experienced rapid growth in the 1960s. The increase in population and relatively high location of the area caused periodically low water pressure. It was therefore decided to build a new water tower as a supplement to the water tower at Rævebakken in Vangede and built by the construction firm Rasmussen og Schiøttz. It was designed by the architect Edvard Thomsen. The building was topped out on 24 June 1954 and it was completed in 1955. The original plan was to build apartments on the lower floors but it was given up from fear that the water would cause noise pollution. An after-school activity centre opened in the ground floor in the 1980s. [1]
Architectureedit
The upper part of the water tower
The water tower is 45 m tall and is topped by a three m tall, gilded weathervane. It is built in reinforced concrete. The red water tank at the top of the tower holds 2,000 cubic metres.
Youth housingedit
The upper floors were used for play rooms and municipal archives. The five upper floors contain a total of 36 youth apartments.
Referencesedit
^"Hvis huse kunne tale: Jægersborg Vandtårn". Villabyerne (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External linksedit
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jægersborg, water, tower, danish, jægersborg, vandtårn, former, water, tower, located, next, jægersborg, station, jægersborg, gentofte, municipality, copenhagen, denmark, been, converted, into, youth, housing, design, dorte, mandrup, jægersborg, vandtårngenera. Jaegersborg Water Tower Danish Jaegersborg Vandtarn is a former water tower located next to Jaegersborg station in Jaegersborg Gentofte Municipality Copenhagen Denmark It has been converted into youth housing to design by Dorte Mandrup Jaegersborg Water TowerJaegersborg VandtarnGeneral informationArchitectural styleFunctionalismLocationCopenhagenCountryDenmarkCoordinates55 45 40 12 N 12 31 16 39 E 55 7611444 N 12 5212194 E 55 7611444 12 5212194Construction started1954Completed1955ClientGentofte MunicipalityDesign and constructionArchitect s Edward Thomsen Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 Youth housing 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Jaegersborg Water Tower under constructionThe Jaegersborg area experienced rapid growth in the 1960s The increase in population and relatively high location of the area caused periodically low water pressure It was therefore decided to build a new water tower as a supplement to the water tower at Raevebakken in Vangede and built by the construction firm Rasmussen og Schiottz It was designed by the architect Edvard Thomsen The building was topped out on 24 June 1954 and it was completed in 1955 The original plan was to build apartments on the lower floors but it was given up from fear that the water would cause noise pollution An after school activity centre opened in the ground floor in the 1980s 1 Architecture edit nbsp The upper part of the water towerThe water tower is 45 m tall and is topped by a three m tall gilded weathervane It is built in reinforced concrete The red water tank at the top of the tower holds 2 000 cubic metres Youth housing editThe upper floors were used for play rooms and municipal archives The five upper floors contain a total of 36 youth apartments References edit Hvis huse kunne tale Jaegersborg Vandtarn Villabyerne in Danish Retrieved 17 February 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jaegersborg Vandtarn Jaegersborg Water Tower at Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaegersborg Water Tower amp oldid 927476422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
