Lesser Quarter Water Tower

The Lesser Quarter water tower, also called Petržilkovská, stands on the left bank of the Vltava, on Petržilkovský Island near Jiráskův bridge. The Šítkov Tower can be seen across the river. A Carthusian mill belonging to Jan Petržilka was located there and the tower and the island were named after him. As was the case with most water towers in Prague, the current building replaced an older, wooden tower (in this case between 1582 and 1596).

The tower has seven storeys and measures 34 metres in height, which makes it the smallest water tower in Prague. It supplied water to the Lesser Quarter until as late as 1886 and after that it served other purposes, such as a club room of the famous scouting unit Foglar’s Two and paddlers’ base.

It was reconstructed in 1987–1988 and connected to the administrative building next door with a glass corridor. It is now the seat of the Water Management Development and Construction joint stock company.