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 The Button Haugh Green Water Tower is a Grade II listed building located in the village of Button Haugh Green, near to the town of Preston in Lancashire, England. It was built in 1893 by the Preston Corporation Waterworks Department to provide a water supply to the village and surrounding area. The tower is a brick-built structure with a cast iron tank at the top. It is 120 feet tall and has a square base. The tower is decorated with pilasters and cornices, and has a distinctive clock face on one side. Button Haugh Green Water Tower / photo by Bob Jones The Button Haugh Green Water Tower was decommissioned in the 1970s and fell into disrepair. However, in 2006 it was purchased by a private developer and has since been restored. The tower is now a popular tourist attraction and can be visited by appointment. The tower offers panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, and there is also a small museum on the ground floor which tells the story of the tower and its history.Th...

 Góry Graniczna nebo Graniczny Wierch (česky Hraniční vrch) - hraniční vrchol 536 m n. m. mezi Polskem a Českou republikou, v Opavských horách (česky Zlatohorská vrchovina), ve Východních Sudetech, asi 2 km severovýchodně od Města Albrechtic. Přibližně 200 m jižně od Břineckého vrchu se nachází vrchol Na Granicy (Na hranici) ve výšce 541 m n. m. Název hory je odvozen od polsko-české hranice, která vede přes vrcholovou oblast. Na mnoha mapách není polský název hory uveden. Hora leží v jihovýchodní části Opavských hor, asi 16,5 km jihozápadně od centra obce Głubczyce. Vrchol se nachází na české straně. Hora má tvar malé kopulovité hory s málo zdůrazněným plochým rozsáhlým vrcholem. Zvedá se v centrální části masivu Hraničních vrchů. Vyznačuje se pestrým reliéfem a reliéfem a mírnými svahy s maximálním sklonem do 16°. Z jihozápadní strany je hora zřetelně oddělena vyvinutým údolím Opavice. Na severovýchodním svahu pramení Velký potok (Hrozová) a na jihovýchodním svahu pramení potok Zl...

 The lighthouse of Roquetas de Mar is a lighthouse located in Roquetas de Mar, in the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain. The lighthouse of Roquetas de Mar / @ CarlosVdeHabsburgo History Built in 1863, it has been inactive since 1942, and served as a house for the person in charge of the port of Roquetas de Mar.1 The owner of the lighthouse, the Empresa Pública de Puertos de Andalucía, signed an agreement with the City Council of Roquetas de Mar to cede the building for cultural purposes.

The lighthouse of Adra is a maritime lighthouse located in Adra (province of Almeria, Spain), on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. History The importance of Adra as a seaport dates back to the 8th century BC, when the city was founded by the Phoenicians under the name of Abdera. The first project for the construction of a lighthouse dates back to 1861.  The current lighthouse is heir to another one built in 1896 at the mouth of the Grande de Adra river, which was destroyed by a storm. This first modern lighthouse was then replaced by another one, erected in 1899, already in the urban center. Adra Lighthouse / dePoniente GDP Almería Occ. After the Desbandá, the lighthouse of Adra was located a few kilometers from the front of the Spanish Civil War, so for fear that it could serve as a reference to Franco's aviation it was frequently turned on and off.2 A few weeks later a trench was dug around it, cutting the access road. On June 24, 1937, it was machine-gunned and suffered m...

The Ashbury water tower is a heritage-listed water tower located at Holden Street, Ashbury, City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage and completed in 1912. Ashbury - water tower / @ Toby Hudson The Ashbury water tower is a cylindrical brick structure with a concrete roof. It is 17.5 metres (57 ft) tall and has a capacity of 1.12 megalitres (247,000 imp gal; 294,000 US gal). The tower is supported by four concrete columns and has a spiral staircase that leads to the top. The Ashbury water tower is a significant example of early 20th century water supply engineering. It is also a prominent landmark in the Ashbury area.  The Ashbury water tower was decommissioned from service in 2004, but it remains a significant heritage landmark. The tower is currently owned by Sydney Water and is leased to the Ashbury Water Tower Community Group. The group is working to restore and preserve the tower a...

 In the Perth suburb of Coolbellup, there is a reinforced concrete water tower, built in 1966. The water tower can hold 5700 liters of water. The structure consists of a reinforced concrete support shaft, pillars and a massive head that houses the water tank. Perth - Coolbellup - Water tower / User:Orderinchaos

 Meteorologisk station - är ett separat utrymme i en så kallad meteorologisk trädgård som vanligtvis ligger i ett särskilt stadsområde eller i ett område som ligger utanför städerna. Meteorologiska stationer byggs i utbildningssyfte i skolor och universitetsstäder och i centrum av tätorter. Utanför fastlandet finns meteorologiska stationer även till havs och i områden med extrema och fientliga klimat. Meteorologiska stationer är utrustade med instrument för att mäta väderfenomen och för att förutsäga det kommande vädret. Vad består väderstationen av? Väderstationen är placerad på ett 15 x 15 meter stort gräsområde. I detta utrymme ingår de installerade meteorologiska instrumenten. Ett karakteristiskt inslag i den meteorologiska trädgården är de så kallade meteorologiska burarna som innehåller en uppsättning termometrar, en vindmätare, en regnmätare, marktetermometrar och en heliograf. Byggande av den meteorologiska buren En meteorologisk bur är en vit träkonstruktion som är utforma...