Emblem of the city of Riga on the Alise Water Tower in Agenskalns area of Riga, Latvia. Aprl 25, 2020
The Alise water tower, which has a weather vane with a stylized globe, was designed by architect Wilhelm Bokslaff, built in 1910 in Agenskalns area of Riga, and cost 139,429 golden Russian rubles.
In 1937, when the tower could no longer perform its function, it had to be raised. Special recesses were dug in the wall under the tower head to allow jacks to be inserted. Lifting the roof up, at the same time the builders bricked the wall higher. Its tower was raised by about 7.5 meters. The thickness of the masonry is about 2 meters, the tower's height 40 m, volume 2000 m3.
Emblem of the city of Riga on the Alise Water Tower in Agenskalns area of Riga, Latvia. Aprl 25, 2020
The Alise water tower, which has a weather vane with a stylized globe, was designed by architect Wilhelm Bokslaff, built in 1910 in Agenskalns area of Riga, and cost 139,429 golden Russian rubles.
In 1937, when the tower could no longer perform its function, it had to be raised. Special recesses were dug in the wall under the tower head to allow jacks to be inserted. Lifting the roof up, at the same time the builders bricked the wall higher. Its tower was raised by about 7.5 meters. The thickness of the masonry is about 2 meters, the tower's height 40 m, volume 2000 m3.