How to beautify a water tower

@JudyEv (326862)
Rockingham, Australia
September 11, 2017 8:14am CST
We saw some very interesting sights on our travellers through France recently. From time to time we’d see these immense concrete water-towers. You wouldn’t think there would be much you could do to ‘beautify’ such a tower but we were very impressed with this decoration. It must have been near Cherbourg but I’m not sure of the exact location.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460576)
• Switzerland
11 Sep 17
We all know that French people are artists, the water towers are so ugly, this is a nice way to make look a lot better.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460576)
• Switzerland
11 Sep 17
@singhisback Yes, the upper part looks like a UFO.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460576)
• Switzerland
12 Sep 17
@JudyEv I think it's a great idea because they look depressing, especially when the sky is grey.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Sep 17
In Premnitz in Germany a lot of ugly cement utility buildings had been beautifully decorated.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
11 Sep 17
A brill idea which should spread to other countries.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
It certainly brightens up plain cement utility buildings. Here's one from Premnitz in Germany.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
13 Sep 17
Hello, @singhisback As you can see this is done in other countries as well. The photo was taken in Germany.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (308839)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Sep 17
That is beautiful! You did see some amazing sights on your travels.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (308839)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Sep 17
@JudyEv Yes you were. It gave you a lot to write about.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
We were very lucky to come across so many lovely sights.
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L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
13 Sep 17
Oh that's lovely- I love those artistic embellishments on walls or whatever in a town- this one is beautiful!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
We saw some lovely ones in Premnitz, Germany two years ago.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Sep 17
@MarymargII I love these. They make such a difference to the appearance of a building and/or town.
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L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Sep 17
@JudyEv I love art on buildings and those above are lovely--- we get many in our quaint little northern towns in Ontario.
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Nolan PAN
@Mr_EULB (42)
• Shenyang, China
11 Sep 17
A man's dream never ends
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Nolan PAN
@Mr_EULB (42)
• Shenyang, China
11 Sep 17
A picture of ONE PIECE!
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
11 Sep 17
So lovely!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
It's a great idea, isn't it?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (171352)
• United States
11 Sep 17
That looks very nice. Here in the US, sometimes people will paint things on a water tower,,,or customize them to match something their town is known for..it is pretty cute really.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
The roundabouts in France are often decorated with something to do with the attractions in the area.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (74174)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Sep 17
What a lovely idea. There are old water towers here that could really do with some decoration.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
It certainly improves them, doesn't it?
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Deborah-Diane
@DeborahDiane (40101)
• Laguna Woods, California
12 Sep 17
@JudyEv - Wow! This is a gorgeous water tower. I have never seen anything like that.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
It seems there are a few around. It is certainly an improvement.
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Deborah-Diane
@DeborahDiane (40101)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Sep 17
@JudyEv - Yes, that is definitely an improvement over the typical water tower.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247216)
• United States
12 Sep 17
It's still a water tower, but much more beautified.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
It's looks great doesn't it? You notice it now for a good reason rather than it being an eyesore.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Sep 17
Yes that one is pretty
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
They've done a great job, haven't they?
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (75156)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Sep 17
Wow, that's absolutely beautiful artwork! That was one brave and devoted artist, for sure!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
@kobesbuddy He would call on his wife who would be looking on adoringly from the base! Just joking.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
I guess he must have used a cherry-picker or scaffolding.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (75156)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Sep 17
@JudyEv If the artist dropped something, what could he do?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129689)
• Israel
6 Dec 17
Wow, Judy, that is a cool water tower. I have never seen anything like it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 17
They've done a great job of it haven't they?
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129689)
• Israel
6 Dec 17
@JudyEv Judy, they certainly did a great job on it.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
13 Sep 17
I like the design. It is a nice way of beautifying the tower.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
I thought it was lovely. It was in a seaside town so the yacht was very appropriate.
Faye
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Wow, that is something - I've never seen such a shape for a water tower. Nice painting too. Here is one from a tiny little town near me. They are famous for their "tower" water tower. It's old - and historic - something to do with the way it was built. I'm not sure why my picture isn't uploading. Here's a link though :
Ogilvie Watertower - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ogilvie Watertower U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Ogilvie Watertower from the south Show map of Minnesota Show map of the US Location Anderson Street, Ogilvie, Minnesota Coord
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326862)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
There are a lot of towers that are this shape.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@JudyEv A "tower" water tower.... har de har har... that's a good one I guess :-)
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