Water Tower? Maybe for some people there's nothing special about the water tower. But not so in the city of Medan, North Sumatra. For citizens of the town field, Tirtanadi Water Tower is not the usual thing, but it is the object of history and as a symbol of the town Medan.
Typical icons Medan city is Water Tower building which now belongs to the Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirtanadi. When you will enter this city from the south via the Sisingamangaraja, you will be greeted with the sight Tirtanadi spire as a water storage tank needs of the citizens since the Dutch colonial era (Year 1908) until now. PDAM Tirtanadi also provide drinking water facilities can be drunk directly by the people of Medan on the passing of this facility.
The water tower in this field 42 meters tall and weighs 330 tons. Still functioning properly, managed by PDAM Tirtanadi. This is the tower of the first water channel built by the Deli Maatschappij in 1908. Name of company managers, Waterleiding Maatschappij Ajer Beresih (from this came the word tap water). Though actually have a clean water distribution, the tower was purposely built as a landmark city of Medan (at that time not many high buildings).
Each dated 8 September, celebrated a birthday this water tower building, filled with hiking activities, bazaar, etc.. At the birthday celebration of the 100th, the year 2008, is renovating the Tower Air.
Maybe you are interested in rising to the top of the water tower in order to see the atmosphere around the city field? It was difficult to do because there is no elevator or stairs that are designed specifically for the ride to the top of the tower. After all, no one who carelessly permitted to do so other than a designated officer .. The officer was working too hard to climb the ladder up to the top.
So not just any water tower, but a symbol of an important and useful, because it does not hurt you visit Tirtanadi Water Tower, now comes to Medan.
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