Today its architecture is recognized as culturally important although it is now converted to accommodate offices and apartments.

The Vinohrady water tower building was created in 1882 to house steam engines and an underground reservoir.

The engines pumped water up from the reservoir, creating a gravitational feed to nearby homes and businesses.

[1] Initially this was pumped from the River Vltava until 1912, when the water source was switched to a plant at Káraný.

[2] Today its architecture is acknowledged to be of national historical importance, even though the building serves no modern purpose for water supply, as the motors, pumps and pipes have been removed.