A pumping station on the Havelbucht was especially built for this machine. It was commissioned by Frederick William IV and built by Ludwig Persius between 1841 and 1843, in the then fashionable Moorish Revival architectural style to look like "a Turkish Mosque with a minaret as a chimney".
A pumping station on the Havelbucht was specifically constructed for this machine. It was commissioned by Frederick William IV and built by Ludwig Persius between 1841 and 1843, in a style that was fashionable at the time, resembling "a Turkish Mosque with a minaret as a chimney".