Water tower in Schwerin-Neumühle

Schwerin, Germany

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Built in 1880 in the Schwerin-Neumühle district of Schwerin, Germany, this brick Gothic water tower stands as an architectural heritage monument in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The structure exemplifies the Brick Gothic style characteristic of northern German industrial architecture of the late nineteenth century, when such towers became essential infrastructure for expanding urban centers. Today it remains recognized as a German national monument.