Low massive tower, built in the style of the Vienna secession, is not decorative urban element, created for the amusement of residents and tourists, but quite functional structure: it serves as a reservoir of drinking water. The tower is located on the territory of a local hospital. It was there that it was built in 1906-1907 on the elevation of 233 meters. The architect františek sander has developed a draft water tower made of reinforced concrete. She didn't seem too boring or distracting from the surrounding landscape, he decided to decorate her relief with the inscription: "Water tank of the Royal city of Pardubice", coats of arms of cities and decorative elements resembling organ pipes.

On installation pump water, worked firm antonín Kunz from the Boundary-na moravě. The interior was decorated in art Deco style. In the center of the main hall was placed a cylinder of water, which is supported by rings of metal. Above the tank is a gazebo, where the observation deck. There and now you can climb the spiral staircase inside the tower. The observation deck at the beginning of the twentieth century were installed on the roofs of many buildings, was no exception and the water tower.

Tank height was 25, 5 meters. The tower was extensively used as intended, while around her began to appear new neighborhoods, for example, Palaminy, Dubina and others. The number of people living in Pardubice has increased, so has the need for new, larger water tanks. They were built in Kuneticka the mountains and Mikulovice.

In the beginning of XXI century the tower was repaired, upgraded equipment. It is now used as a backup source of water for the local hospital.