Water towers

Bernd and Hilla Becher watertower typology.

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Water towers store not only water but also potential energy, which allows the water to flow out of the holding tank when needed.

Belgian architecture studio V+ has designed a mesh-covered water tower that rests on x and y-shaped concrete columns

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Water tower at the old pole mill .Greenville,S.C.

They’re a familiar scene dotting the city skyline — sleekly conical yet distinctly old-world — but just how much do you know about how water towers work, why we still use them and exactly how safe the tanks where we store our drinking water really are? The municipal water mains of New York City provide enough pressure to lift water roughly six stories up in the air. As turn-of-the-century buildings grew taller and taller, so did the demand for water at higher elevations.

Here’s a look at some iconic water towers from across the country.