Haifa Oil Refinery Cooling Towers

Identification

Map

Structure in general

Facts

• The two twin cooling towers are the second largest in the Middle East.
• The two grey brick towers have become one of the icons of the city.
• There have been numerous plans to replace the towers with modern cooling systems.
• Tallest and one of the largest buildings built during the British Mandate.
• Commonly portrayed as the symbol of air pollution by the Refinery Complex, they actually cause no pollution and release only steam from the cooling process.
• The base diameter is 69 meters.
• 120 million cubic meters of water pass through the towers annually.
• Termed 'Lebeniyot' by locals, as they resembe Leben glass bottles, a dairy product popular during the 1950s.