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What to see in the Water Museum in Moscow

The Water Museum, located in the capital of Russia, will tell tourists about how the water supply system began to develop.

In this article, we will consider detailed information about the museum, the history of its opening and what interesting things you can learn about it after visiting.

Some historical moments

The museum was opened back in the 199s, it is the information center of the Moscow Vodokanal. It is located in the zone of the Main sewerage station of the capital.

The famous engineer Geppener was involved in the construction of the project, according to his plan, all the walls of the station building were made of brick, it was a monument of the architectural industry.

A little later, in 2003, the inside was renovated and a complex was opened, which was called the "Universe of Water".

It was located on Shpalera Street, 56. In front of the huge water tower, they decided to install a majestic bronze statue in honor of the water carrier.

Sights

If you decide to come to the museum, be sure to pay attention to such art objects as:

- armored booth. In the heat here you can sit on a bench and view the structure from all sides;
- fountain;
- sculptures.
There are five halls inside the museum building. The first floor is all occupied by multiple exhibits, documents stored in the archive.

Here you can learn more about the historical past of the museum and its formation.

On the second floor there are models of effective water supply systems.

With the help of the exhibits, anyone can learn about the functioning of the channels, about their structure.

Interesting exhibits

1. Models of various old buildings. This also includes exhibits of artesian wells.
2. Stations for cleaning snow and its further processing.
3. Cleaning system.
4. Samples of modern reagents.
5. Horizontal machine with integrated temporary flywheel.

On the street in the central part of the museum there is a special trolley with a mobile lifting mechanism. The first time it was installed here in 1898. Due to the large diameter of the traction wheel, forces were provided with the help of which the traction chain was set in motion.

Now such a bulky design has not been used for a long time, but in the 19th century it was very important.

Summary

We recommend visiting the Water Museum with your children. This is a very interesting place that will help children learn more about the history of their native country, new inventions.
The official website has detailed information about the opening hours of the building and the purchase of tickets.