Hungary
Ferenc Szusza Stadium
Association football venue · Budapest District IV
Water tower
Újpest Water Tower
Hungary
Újpest
historic monument of Hungary
About
The Újpest Water Tower (Hungarian: Újpesti víztorony) is one of many water towers in Budapest.
The Újpest Water Tower played an important role in World War II. Explosives were stored within the tower, possibly reserved for its later destruction. In December 1944, Hungarian partisans ambushed the Arrow Cross guards and seized the ammunition, this preventing the tower from being destroyed. If it had been destroyed, the entire area would have been left without water.
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