360-degree view
Over the city.
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The Torre do Castelo is a castle-shaped water tower in Art Deco style, 27 metres tall, on Praça 23 de Outubro in the Jardim Chapadão district of Campinas. It was built between 1936 and 1940 with an original capacity of 250,000 litres to supply the north of the city. It stands at about 735 metres, one of the highest points within the city, and is a geodetic marker. In the 1970s it was given an observation deck with 360-degree views, from which on clear days you can see the Serra do Japi some 40 kilometres away, and its six walls carry panels describing what each window looks out on. Six roads meet at the roundabout around it, like the one around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tower also holds a small museum of water-supply objects. Sources disagree on opening times and note that the deck does not open on rainy days, so check before you go.
Over the city.
27 metres.
On the horizon.
Praça 23 de Outubro, Jardim Chapadão, Campinas
Campinas in every direction and, on clear days, the Serra do Japi about 40 km away.
