“Species Deposit”

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While not built by Maria Langarita but redesigned by her, this water tower is a cool example of the ways that old structures can be preserved and reused for new purposes. The water tower needed to be cleaned up and the area around it was surrounded by shrubs and plants, but it did not have a look that the city of Madrid wanted. Therefore it was designed to not only act as a water tower but as a garden as well. Also, there is a wooden walkway that allows for visitors to come check it out. I find it really interesting that they took something as simple as a water tower and made it into something that the city of Madrid can appreciate. Most people would never look at a water tower as something that could be made into a piece of art and be thought of as a tourist attraction, but this idea  of preservation is really cool in my opinion.

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