Popular entertainment for visitors to the city is a visit to the Water Tower, which is a must-have part of most local guidebooks. The height of this tower is 72 meters, it was built in 1978 to supply water to local industrial centers and residential buildings. The tower has an unusual structure and is visible from many city streets. Now it is used not only for its intended purpose, as an excellent observation deck is equipped at its top. Since its construction, the Water Tower has been one of the city's tallest buildings offering a wonderful circular panorama of Leverkusen.
An unchanged symbol of the city is the picturesque Japanischer Garten, one of the most beautiful of its kind in Germany. Many ornamental plants, trees, and shrubs are planted in this garden. In the summer, thousands of blossoming flower buds adorn this green place. Besides unique landscape compositions, here one can admire picturesque bridges and traditional garden houses that were built decades ago. Visitors can spend an exciting day in the garden with several artificial ponds on which birds live. Fans of walks will certainly appreciate the fact that many city streets are completely pedestrian. One of the most interesting for leisurely walks and admiring urban architecture is Wiesdorfer Platz.
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