Esbjerg Water Tower

The Esbjerg Water Tower (Esbjerg Vandtårn), completed in 1897, is the iconic landmark of Esbjerg, perched on a Bronze Age burial mound at the top of a cliff overlooking the harbour. Designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen and inspired by Nuremberg's Nassauer Haus, the red-brick tower is decorated with four turrets and a viewing platform. Operated as part of Esbjerg Museum, it now hosts a permanent exhibition on this water tower and on water towers in Europe more generally.