Wasserturm Mannheim

4 Pavel D. - 3 months ago

The most beautiful water tower I have seen and a popular landmark of Mannheim!

It was the first place I visited during my tour of the city and I left with mixed feelings. The tower itself is stunning, huge and beautifully decorated in art nouveau style, however when I looked closer I saw a lot of rubbish lying around, engravings and graffiti on the railing/walls and trash in the water fountains located on the side of the building - I guess that's what you can expect on public place with free entry. Apart from the little walkway around the tower's base (it is inaccessible during the nights) and admiration of statues at the front ledge, there is nothing much to do, you are not permitted to visit inside the tower.

I must say I enjoyed the park surrounding the tower a lot, it was very colorful as the flowers were in full bloom, grass was super green and well maintained, there were many benches to sit on and relax, and plenty of shade from big trees. Only the small front fountain was working, the main rear fountain was fenced and closed for renovation, quite a misfortunate.

As Wasserturm is located centrally, there are plenty of shops and stores nearby. It was not busy at all during Sunday mid day.

Definitely a place not to be missed while in Mannheim! Visited in June 2022.

5 Marilene Serafim - a month ago

Beautiful! Really beautiful and nice. I loved the gardens with multiple colors flowers. And the tower is an amazing pice of art!

5 Mubasher Sian - a month ago

Nice place to relax. Beauty of Mannheim. Great attraction for people who like to know about history.

4 Ioana Pascu - 10 months ago

We came to visit after many, many years. The place is great for a walk, and a picnic, especially during the warm period while the water is flowing. We bought the cakes and coffee at the Starbucks right across the road.b

4 Ornella Trigo - 5 months ago

Manheim was one of the first places we had visited when we came to Germany. It's a great place, it has many options for eating out and this park it's lovely to seat under the sunshine at lunch time.
The park was really well taken care of and it was pretty clean.

4 Rosanna Lofaro - 7 months ago

It is not worthy a visit at the moment due to the refurbishment work being carried out to the fountain. In winter all the trees and flowers are dead.

5 Willem F. - a year ago

Probably the nicest place in Mannheim and quite beautiful. On one side it faces a large street and a small park and on the other side a huge fountain and a far larger really beautiful park. Also quite central in the inner city of Mannheim and completely free. Worth a visit!