ș in ă u ▁Water ▁Tower ▁is ▁an ▁architect ural ▁monument ▁of ▁Chi ș in ă u , ▁Mold ova , ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 ▁Mit ropol it ▁B ă n ules cu - B od oni ▁Street ▁and ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁after ▁a ▁project ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Bern ad az zi . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁Chi ș in ă u ' s ▁water ▁system . ▁The ▁upper ▁level ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁wood ▁and ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁an ▁earth qu ake . ▁It ▁was ▁re built ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁It ▁currently ▁hosts ▁Chi ș in ă u ▁City ▁museum , ▁which ▁contains ▁items ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 5 th ▁to ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁upper ▁level ▁is ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁both ▁legacy ▁and ▁modern ▁paint ings ▁and ▁photograph ies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁various ▁cultural ▁events . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁completed , ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁opened ▁city ' s ▁first ▁se wer age ▁network , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁during ▁Carol ▁Schmidt ' s ▁mayor ▁term . ▁The ▁tower ▁started ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁appro x . ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁water ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁water ▁tower ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁starting ▁that ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁fire fig