A glass gallery, elevator, and tours: Kaliningrad's 19th-century water tower will be given a new lease of life.
Restorers have two options for using the Insterburg water tower, which is located on Gagarin Street in the city. Chernyakhovsk. About it сообщает publication "New Kaliningrad".
"The first option is to carry out renovations and make the tower accessible, opening it to the public. And option number two is to build a glass gallery at the top with elevator access." — said the head of the company "Stroymontazhservis" Valery ShcherbatykhHe clarified that negotiations regarding the design are still ongoing.
The Insterburg Water Tower was built in 1898 and has an area of 144 square meters. It has not been used for its intended purpose since the late 1930s. It is now designated a local cultural heritage site.
In early May 2023, the tower was purchased by an entrepreneur for 4,2 million Alexey Pavlikov — the owner of the company that rented Tapiau Castle in GvardeyskAccording to the documentation, he received eight spaces on the tower's first through fourth floors. The remaining spaces remained the property of Rosseti Yantar.
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