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Location DB > Greece > Attica > Athens > Galatsi Water Tower  Name Galatsi Water Tower  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by SoupMeister on 9/30/2004 2:12 PM last modified by SoupMeister on 12/6/2006 11:25 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Co-ordinates: N38°01.821' E023°45.252' (in WGS84) This water tower is situated right next to the Attica Water and Sewage Company (an active site, very well guarded and secured with really tall fences). This particular water tower must have been part of the original grounds at one time -- it's at the top of a hill. It must have been disused for some time. It's been physically severed from the water grid, and the pump house stripped. It's an ugly but unusual water tower, rectangular and low depth. All the pipes leading up to it are tarred, making them look black and ugly (but they photograph lovely on black & white film). There's a tiny pump house underneath it, with corroded spiral stairs leading up to its roof. From there, a catwalk leads to a further spiral stair that goes to the top. This limits access to the top of the tower, but the door to the pump house is open. The stairs are badly corroded and I would strongly recommend not attempting to climb up there. I visited this site on my way to another one (which turned out to be a complete disappointment). It's an easy one if you don't attempt to climb up. I was alone, without any safety gear, so I didn't even try. The view from up there must be very impressive though. One good aspect of this site is that the view from the top wouild include the active site next door. You'd be able to see a lot and perhaps plan a visit if you like that sort of thing.  Basic Information Type: Water tower Status: Abandoned Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: not very exciting  Physical Information Address Athens, Attica Greece Owner: Athens Water and Sewage Company See a map of this location  Hazards rust unsafe flooring  Interesting Features Big water supply tower, once feeding water to the Athens Water and Sewage Company's network.  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 0 Closed: 1975  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment Climbing safety gear if you want to get to the top  History  Media Coverage  Future Plans Nothing, probably. The area is a park where local residents jog and walk their dogs.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries April 2004 Visit Thu, Sep 30th, 2004 posted by SoupMeister 20 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 12/7/2006 7:33 PM.  Latest Changes on Dec 7 06 at 19:33, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 6 06 at 23:25, SoupMeister changed the following: Latitude, Longitude on Dec 6 06 at 23:22, SoupMeister changed the following: Latitude, Longitude on Aug 28 05 at 9:50, SoupMeister changed the following: Longitude on Apr 22 05 at 0:39, SoupMeister updated basic gallery info on Apr 21 05 at 13:57, SoupMeister changed the main information on Apr 6 05 at 16:49, SoupMeister changed the main information on Jan 8 05 at 10:08, SoupMeister changed the main information on Oct 1 04 at 23:24, SoupMeister updated a gallery picture on Sep 30 04 at 18:27, SoupMeister changed the main information  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 62 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738609166 pages have been generated.