Architectural heritage of the CER: water towers Authors Mikhail Bazilevich Pacific National University image/svg+xml Ekaterina Glatolenkova Pacific National University image/svg+xml Downloads PDF (Russian) DOI: https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2831 Published 2026-09-14 Issue No. 89 (2026): networks et cetera Section refereed articles License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. How to Cite Bazilevich, M., & Glatolenkova , E. (2026). Architectural heritage of the CER: water towers. Project Baikal, 23(89), 87-91. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2831 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver AMA Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Keywords: water towers, CER, architecture, heritage Abstract The article presents the materials and results of the study conducted by the authors with the support of the grant of the Russian Science Foundation “Methods for integrating historical building zones and preserving cultural heritage sites in the context of the development of modern cities in northeast China”. This article examines one of the types of engineering structures of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER) – water towers, which have become a significant component in the formation of the architectural environment of station complexes and the railway ensemble as a whole. References Albom sooruzhenii i tipovykh chertezhei Kitaiskoi Vostochnoi zheleznoi dorogi, 1897-1903 [Album of structures and standard drawings of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1897–1903]. (190-?). Photo-Lithography of K. A. Fischer. Bazilevich, M. E., & Tseluiko, D. S. (2025). Architectural landscape of Yimianpo. Project Baikal, 22(86), 148–153. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/86.2691 Glatolenkova, E. V. (2025). Arkhitekturno-gradostroitelnye osobennosti stantsionnykh kompleksov zheleznykh dorog Dalnego Vostoka: Konets XIX – nachalo XX veka [Architectural and urban-planning features of railway station complexes in the Russian Far East: Late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries] [Doctoral dissertation, Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering]. Khabarovsk. Glatolenkova, E. V., & Bazilevich, M. E. (2025a). Architectural heritage of the Chinese Eastern Railway Station in Boketu. Project Baikal, 22(84), 150–156. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/84.2565 Glatolenkova, E. V., & Bazilevich, M. E. (2025b). Russian architectural heritage in China: Yimyanpo Station. Project Baikal, 22(86), 161–165. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/86.2693 Han, R., & Wang, Z. (2025). Railway architectural heritage in Jilin Province: Spatiotemporal distribution and influencing factors. Sustainability, 17(21), 9398. Li G., & Liu D. (2018). An Interpretation of the Architectural Culture of the Chinese Eastern Railway from the Cultural Perspective. The Harbin Institute of Technology Press. Liu D., & Bian B. (2019). Architectural Cultural Heritage of Chinese Eastern Railway. The Harbin Institute of Technology Press. RSHA (Russian State Historical Archive). Fund 350. Inv. 17. File 697. L. 1. RSHA. Fund 350. Inv. 17. File 745. L. 1, 2. Troitskaya, T. Yu. (1996). Osobennosti arkhitektury Kitaisko-Vostochnoi zheleznoi dorogi, konets XIX – pervaya tret XX vv. [Features of the architecture of the Chinese Eastern Railway (late nineteenth century – first third of the twentieth century)] [Ph.D. in Architecture dissertation]. Novosibirsk. Tseluiko, D. S., & Bazilevich, M. E. (2025). Architectural and planning features of Kuanchengzi station. Project Baikal, 22(84), 132–137. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/84.2562