Water Tower

Our apologies: your internet browser is not yet fully supported by Schmap online guides. Pages in this guide may display incorrectly.

Schmap.com supports the following browsers:

Internet Explorer 6 and above
Firefox 1.5 and above
Safari 3 for PC

MAC

Safari version 1.3 and above
Firefox 2 and above

Water Tower Map
Download the Schmap Berlin Guide
Berlin Home
Schmap Berlin guide and map

Water Tower

Thick and Thin Hermann

Knaackstraße
(Diedenhoferstraße -- Am Wasserturm)
Berlin, Berlin 10435
+49 (0)30 25 0025 (Touristen Information)

Fifty metres from Kollwitzplatz you'll see the old water tower, built in 1877, and its thin brother, built in 1856. In Berlin they are nicknamed Thick Hermann and Thin Hermann. Thick Hermann only became redundant in 1952, and remains inhabited to this day; the flats in the tower were designed for the water tower workers and their families. A red flag has flown on Thin Hermann since 1990, and reminds passers-by of the flag hoisted in 1933 as a mark of protest against Fascist terror. The square which surrounds the tower is a much quieter alternative to neighbouring Kollwitzplatz.

Review © 2009, Wcities

Water Tower Photo: Linus Gelber	Water Tower Photo: Linus Gelber	Water Tower Photo: Roger Merritt	Water Tower Photo: Jessica A. Otte	Water Tower Photo: Rich Holman	Water Tower Photo: keato killen	Water Tower Photo: franca	Water Tower Photo: .kt
Water Tower Photo: Raymond Koome