Pulgas Water Temple
General information | |
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Address | 56 Cañada Road |
Town or city | Redwood City, California |
Country | USA |
Coordinates | 37°29′00″N 122°19′02″W / 37.483322°N 122.317146°W |
The Pulgas Water Temple is a stone structure in
Temple
The permanent water temple was completed in 1938, replacing an original made largely of plywood.[1][2] Designed by architect William Merchant and with carving by Albert Bernasconi, it consists of a circle of fluted Corinthian columns surmounted by a large masonry ring bearing the inscription "I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people" [from Isaiah 43:20]. There is a reflecting pool lined with cypress trees.[2]
Diversion
The well within the temple was covered with a grate to prevent thrill-seekers from jumping in and riding the water down the canal.[2] Since 2004, water no longer flows through the temple, but instead is diverted to a nearby treatment plant where chloramine added at the Sunol treatment plant is removed before the water enters the reservoir, to avoid possible ecological damage from the additive.[2] Water fed into the water supply is treated again with chloramine at a plant in San Bruno.[3]
Historical Landmark
See also
- Sunol Water Temple
- Hetch Hetchy Valley
References
- ^ San Francisco Water Department. "Aqueduct Spans Northern California" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Moffitt, Mike (January 24, 2020). "Is this the Bay Area's most overlooked monument?". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Rubenstein, Steve (October 26, 2004). "Pulgas temple reopens, but kiss the water goodbye". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "San Mateo".
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 237.
External links
Media related to Pulgas Water Temple at Wikimedia Commons