Hawera in black and white

I'm joining Black and White Wednesday.

**EDIT**

Apparently, I am not as artsy as I would like to be. I play around with my photos in my editing programs and come up with some fun looks, but don't usually post them. As much as I like the look of the water tower (first shot) I have this incredible need to post the original photo, but I will do my best to resist. I guess I'm a purist at heart.

Hawera Water Tower

Hawera is the second-largest city in Taranaki and it's name means 'burnt place' in Maori because of many fires due to Maori tribal wars. Because of these fires, insurers demanded the water tower was built in the middle of town in 1914 and now is a tourist attraction. It is 54 meters high and is made of 1340 tons of hand-mixed concrete.

This picture was taken through the window on one of the higher levels.

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