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Otaniemi water tower

The Otaniemi water tower is a structure designed by the well-known Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1971. The water tower is located in Otaniemi area, Espoo, Finland. The total capacity of the tower is 6000 m³. It rises to a height of 45 meters. It is Otaniemi's principal landmark, and consists of two stacked elements - the water storage tank and a free-form, five-story building constructed underneath containing the…

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Espoo, Espoo, Finland

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Otaniemi water tower gallery

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Finnish water tower

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Alvar Aalto

1898-1976 · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in…

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Alvar Aalto Studio

studio · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Role: designer

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