The striking water tower with the three white bulbs on the outskirts of Eindhoven gets the status of a national monument. Special, because the structure is therefore the youngest national monument in our province.
The Watertoren from 1970 was selected by the National Service for Cultural Heritage as part of the new program for ‘Young Monuments’, this concerns structures and artworks that were built between 1965 and 1990.
In those years everything happened in the Netherlands: there were new residential areas, highways, churches and stations, often with their own modern style. Many of those structures are now defining, but still young. By already designating them as a monument, they are also stored for later.
Futuristic design
The Eindhoven water tower was built in 1970 to a design by architect Wim Quist. He didn’t feel like an old -fashioned brick tower and opted for three huge white bulbs on high legs. Each bol has a diameter of ten meters and can store half a million liters of water. Together they make this the largest water tower ever built in the Netherlands. What the architect could not know at that time is that he had immediately designed the last water tower that was built in the Netherlands.
Still in use
Most water towers in the Netherlands are nowadays empty or have a new function, but the white bulbs still do exactly what they were ever made for: storing water for the city. They ensure that there is always enough pressure on the pipes, even if a lot of water is used at the same time. Brabant Water confirms that the tower is still part of the drinking water network.