Cítoliby

Classification

Other

Country

Czechia

Region

Louny

Address

Tyršovo nám. 46, 439 02 Cítoliby

The village of Cítoliby lies immediately to the south of the town of Louny. The village formerly contained a manor house dating from the mid-16th century, which was later remodelled as a Baroque chateau; and during one of the alterations to the adjoining chateau park, when a large water reservoir was created, a Baroque water tower was also erected — probably after 1717 — to supply the chateau with water. The first direct mention of the water tower dates only from 1727, and the first visual record of its appearance is a veduta of 1812. The pumping station finally ceased to function in the 1920s, when an orphanage was established there. The spaces gradually served as a club room. The former water tower is a three-storey, tower-like building of square plan that narrows towards the top. On the northern wall, a small entrance annex extends to the height of the first floor; the eastern wall has no windows; the southern and western walls are of two-bay composition. The structure is of masonry construction and the hipped roof is covered with fired plain tiles. In the ground floor, traces have been preserved of the installation of a water wheel that drove a pump which conveyed water to the tank on the upper storey. Although nothing of the technical equipment has survived owing to several remodelings and changes of function, the building represents a significant architectural monument of late Baroque origin. The water tower stands as an independent structure at the edge of the former chateau park — now Tyršovo náměstí — surrounded by Baroque sculpture. It has been a listed monument since 1958. It is today in private ownership and, under the supervision of the current owners Marie and Miloš Kánský, its interiors are undergoing restoration.

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