Built by the French in 1894, Hang Dau Water Tower is located at the intersection of the ancient streets of Hang Than, Hang Luoc, Hang Giay, Hang Dau, Quan Thanh and Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
The water tower is built of rubble, cylindrical, 19 m in diameter, 3 floors high, with a conical roof and a lightning rod in the middle. The tower has a giant steel water tank with a capacity of 1,250 m3, located on top of 8 stone walls, the system of pipes leading up and down has iron valves. The tower has been renovated several times, still maintaining its original state, but the 17 windows on the first floor have been sealed.
Along with the Yen Phu water plant, the Hang Dau Water Tower was built to provide clean water to the people. Water from the plant was brought up to two towers to be distributed through pipes throughout the city. According to historian Duong Trung Quoc, the French originally built two water towers in Hang Dau and Don Thuy (at the end of Dinh Cong Trang street) to provide water to the ancient citadel area, where European officials and soldiers gathered, along with the residential areas of the 36 streets.
Hang Dau water tower was built by the French in 1894.
After many years of being almost unused, the water tower was renovated and organized by architects and experts to display the Hang Dau Water Tower Heritage and Water Installation Space. The project was carried out by a design team including architect Cao The Anh, artist Nguyen Duc Phuong and colleagues. Inspired by the concept of water in East Asia, the exhibition brings a new and creative artistic space experience with sound and light.
The sound installation recreates the sound of water in nature and the light installation visually expands the image of objects recycled from urban waste. Through this, the authors want to convey to the public the role of water in life, the connection between humans and nature as well as the impact of urban areas on the environment.
The art installation at Hang Dau water tower is one of the activities within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023.
The art installation at Hang Dau Water Tower is one of the activities within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 (from November 17 to December 31) hosted by the Hanoi People's Committee and the Vietnam Association of Architects. In addition to this location, the group of architects and artists also introduced art spaces at historical buildings and relics such as Gia Lam Railway Factory, Hanoi Railway Station, Long Bien Railway Station, and Long Bien Bridge during the festival.
