Poldertoren
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The Poldertoren is a water tower in the center of Emmeloord, the Netherlands. The Dutch name Poldertoren could be translated as Polder Tower. The 65 meter high tower was build in 1959 and has a large carillon. The tower is not in use as water tower anymore. Owner of the tower was water company Vitens, but since 2005 the municipality of Noordoostpolder owns the tower.
In Japan is a replica of this watertower.
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[edit] Details
The tower is 65,3 meter high and the weather vane is located at 70,5 meter. Visitors can climb the 243 stairs, they will end up at 43,4 meter height. The diameter of the Poldertoren is 13,4 meter. The water storage capacity is 1.850 m3. The tower was build with: 1220 m3 concrete, 185 ton steel, 600.000 bricks, 624 ton cement en 7.200 drain pipes.
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[edit] History
In an early design of Emmeloord it was decided to build a tower on the central square of the town. The tower in the heart of the Noordoostpolder symbolizes unity of the Noordoostpolder and can be seen from all locations in the Noordoostpolder. The tower is not related to any church, because churches could dominate the others with this tower.
The idea to build a tower originates in the need of a water tower in the Noordoostpolder. The water company of Overijssel decided to offer a prize for the best design of a new water tower in December 1950. The tower had to include a carillon and a visitor platform. The tower had to symbolize unity of the new Noordoostpolder and it had to emphasize Emmeloord as the central town. The design Utillis of the Amsterdam architect H. van Gent was chosen. J.W.H.C. Pot helped him to develop the detailed design.
[edit] The carillon
A.D. van Eck had dedicated himself to get a carillon in the new tower. The result of a money raising campaign among the Noordoostpolder population was 48 bells. Every village offered its own bell. The heaviest bell is 2382 kilogram, the lightest weighs 9.9 kilogram
All bells have inscriptions:
- Juliana Regina (Juliana of the Netherlands) (the heaviest bell)
- Lely;Fait ce que dois, advienne que pourra
- A.D. van Eck, bouwmeester NOP; Facta non Verba
- De Arbeid; Ora et Labora
- De Vrede; Post Secundum Anno Tertio Decimo
- Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt
- Ratio Omnia Vincit
